hitman
/ˈhɪtmæːn/
hitman noun: a male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
Noun
hitman (plural hitmen)
- A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
- Their top hitman, Joe Russo, was on the lam after murdering Joe Barboza in San Francisco.2007, Howie Carr, The Brothers Bulger
- The high priest of US arms controllers called me a "nuclear arms agreement hitman," which I took as a compliment.2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, pages 172–173
- A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.
hitman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hitman in Hindi
- हिटमैन, हिट्मैन
hitman in Tamil
- கூலிக்குக் கொலை செய்பவன், அடியாள்
hitman in Marathi
- हिटमन, हिटमॅन
hitman in Urdu
- کرائے کا قاتل
More languagesFewer languages
- hitman in Bengali
- হিটম্যান
- hitman in Telugu
- హిట్మ్యాన్, హిట్ మాన్, హిట్మాన్
- hitman in Malayalam
- ഹിറ്റ്മാൻ
- hitman in Kannada
- ಹಿಟ್ಮ್ಯಾನ್
- hitman in Punjabi
- ਹਿੱਟਮੈਨ
- hitman in Gujarati
- હિટમેન, હિટમૅન, હિટ્મેન
- hitman in Odia
- ହିଟ୍ ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ହିଟମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍, ହିଟ୍ମ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍
- hitman in Nepali
- हिटम्यान
- hitman in Arabic
- قَاتِل مَأْجُور qātil maʔjūr
- hitman in Thai
- ผู้ลอบสังหาร, นักฆ่า nák-kâa
- hitman in Vietnamese
- kẻ ám sát
Forms of hitman
| plural | hitmen |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hit man |
Origin of hitman
From hit (“to murder”) + -man.
Questions about hitman
- What does hitman mean?
- Hitman means a male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
- What is hitman in Hindi?
- Hitman in Hindi is हिटमैन, हिट्मैन. See Hitman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hitman?
- Hitman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hitman?
- Hitman is pronounced /ˈhɪtmæːn/.
- What is the plural of hitman?
- The plural of hitman is hitmen.
Words near hitman in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hitman (page history and authors); hitman (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hitman (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hitman (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hitman (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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