'hit man' definitions:
Definition of 'hit man'
(from WordNet)
noun
A professional killer who uses a gun [syn: gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter]
Definition of 'hit man'
From: GCIDE
- hit man \hit man\ n.
- 1. A professional murderer, esp. one working for a criminal organization; also called torpedo. [Colloq.] [PJC]
- 2. A slanderer working for political purposes to damage the reputation of an opponent; a hatchet man. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hit man'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apache,
- assassin,
- assassinator,
- bloodletter,
- bloodshedder,
- bravo,
- burker,
- butcher,
- button man,
- Cain,
- cannibal,
- cutthroat,
- desperado,
- eradicator,
- executioner,
- exterminator,
- garroter,
- gorilla,
- gun,
- gunman,
- gunsel,
- gunslinger,
- hatchet man,
- head-hunter,
- homicidal maniac,
- homicide,
- killer,
- man-eater,
- man-killer,
- manslayer,
- massacrer,
- matador,
- murderer,
- pesticide,
- poison,
- poisoner,
- slaughterer,
- slayer,
- strangler,
- thug,
- torpedo,
- trigger man