noun Slang.
- a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld.
- hatchet man(def 3).
noun
- slang a hired assassin, esp one employed by gangsters
“hired assassin,” 1970, from hit (n.) in the underworld sense + man (n.).
noun Slang.
noun
“hired assassin,” 1970, from hit (n.) in the underworld sense + man (n.).