hit men
Paid professional murderers
Hit men is the plural of hit man—a person hired to kill someone.
The term comes from criminal slang where a hit means a murder carried out for pay.
Hit men appear frequently in crime fiction and film, though real contract killers exist in organized crime: The mob boss sent hit men to eliminate the witness.
Also spelled hitmen.
- assassinsKillers of important people
- burner phoneDisposable anonymous telephone
- dead dropSecret exchange location
- hired gunPaid outside specialist
- wet workEspionage term for assassination
target · garrote · cold blood · triggerman · silencer · murderer · contract killer · disposal · unmarked grave · gunman · safe house · off the grid · enforcer · killers · mercenary · explosives · fixer · sniper
- Mob MediaThe Godfather, Goodfellas, The Sopranos, Scarface, Casino
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, crime syndicate
- criminal groupsgang, mafia, cartel, mob, syndicate
relationship to life/death
hit menlifesavers
Rescuers or ring candies
paramedics · emergency responders · trauma surgeons · bodyguards · protectors