hitman
A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafiaA male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
» Tom hired a hitman to kill Mary.
Том нанял киллера, чтобы убить Мэри.
Meaning
2 sensesA male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
Auftragsmörder, Auftragsmörderin, Killer
наёмный уби́йцаnajómnyj ubíjca, ки́ллерkíller
на́йманий вби́вцяnájmanyj vbývcja
a male professional killer who uses a gun
A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.
Examples
17 sentencesTom hired a hitman to kill Mary.
ruТом нанял киллера, чтобы убить Мэри.
Tom was killed by a professional hitman.
Tom was killed by a hitman.
ruТома убил киллер.
He hired a hitman to kill her.
deEr setzte einen Auftragsmörder auf sie an.
She hired a hitman to kill him.
Translations
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Origin
From hit (“to murder”) + -man.From hit (“to murder”) + -man.
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Forms
plural: hitmenSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular