contract killer
Murder for hire
A contract killer is someone who murders for payment, hired by others to eliminate specific targets.
The term emphasizes the transactional nature—killing as a professional service rather than a crime of passion.
The investigation revealed he'd been a contract killer for organized crime.
Synonymous with hitman or hired assassin.
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- hired gunPaid outside specialist
- gun for hirePaid professional assassin
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- triggermanHired killer with firearm
target · murderer · cold blood · garrote · professional · cleaner · wet work · bounty · cash · mercenary · silencer · mark · hit list · mechanic · safehouse · hatchet man · sniper · blood
- Assassinsassassin, hitman, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Brutus
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, robber
- hired killersassassin, hitman, sicario, hired gun, gun for hire
- gunmengunman, shooter, triggerman, hitman, sniper
- hired fightersmercenary, soldier of fortune, gun for hire, hired gun, sellsword
contract killervigilante
Extralegal justice-seeker
spree killer · serial killer · freedom fighter · mercy killer · martyr
contract killerlifeguard
Paid swimming supervisor
aid worker · Good Samaritan · healer · medic · savior
kill, contract, killer, contracted, contracts, contracting, killers, contractual, subcontractor