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hitwoman

hitwoman

9.9
A woman who is paid to kill someone, often using a gun
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪtˌwʊmən/
  • NSFW
translation icon : mujer de la mafia
  • After years in the business, the hitwoman had a reputation that made her both feared and respected.

Examples

  • The hitwoman silently approached her target, ready to complete the contract.

  • Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman.

    Blog text (8)

  • She also has to perform her duties as maid of honor at her best friend's wedding, reunite with a friend from the past that she had such a crush on, shake off advances of a police officer she went out with a couple of times in the past, and stop the emotions and feelings she has for her hitwoman mentor.

    Blog text (8)

  • The detective was on the trail of a notorious hitwoman who had eluded capture for years.

Synonyms

assassin
vshitwoman
  • NSFW
230 6.3

A person who secretly kills a leader for political or religious reasons

describes hired female killers focused on payments and firearms not political motives
triggerman
vshitwoman
  • Literature
5 9.7

A person who uses a gun to kill people for money or on orders

refers to female professionals not general shooters
hired gun
vshitwoman
  • Offensive
4 8.9

A person paid to kill someone

is used for female professionals rather than any gender
gun for hire
vshitwoman
  • NSFW
2 9.1

A person who is paid to kill someone with a gun

is specifically female rather than gender neutral
hit woman
vshitwoman
  • NSFW
1 9.1

A woman who is paid to kill people, often using a gun

is the single-word written form
assassinator
vshitwoman
1 8.3

A person who secretly kills an important person, often for money

focuses on paid female killers who especially use firearms rather than secret attacks

Surface Forms

hitwoman singular
hitwomen plural

Morphology

hitwoman = hitman (transparent) = hit + woman

Formed by analogy with 'hitman' and clearly denotes the female equivalent (a hired killer who is a woman).

Etymology

Hitwoman comes from the older slang hitman and simply joins hit and woman; in crime speech hit means 'to kill' or 'to attack' and woman shows the person is female, so a hitwoman is a woman paid to carry out a 'hit'.