hitman

hit man

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /-men/
- /ˈhɪt.mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /-men/

Definitions of hitman word

noun hitman a hired killer, especially a professional killer from the underworld. 1
noun hitman hatchet man (def 3). 1
noun hitman A person who is paid to kill someone, especially for a criminal or political organization. 1
countable noun hitman A hitman is a man who is hired by someone in order to kill another person. 0
noun hitman A contract killer; especially one paid by mafia. 0
noun hitman (soccer) goalscorer, someone who scores goals. 0

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Origin of hitman

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Hitman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hitman

hitman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hitman usage trend in Literature

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