sicarios
Hired cartel gunmen
Sicarios are hired killers, particularly those working for drug cartels in Latin America.
The term comes from Spanish and appears frequently in coverage of Mexican and Colombian drug violence: The cartel sent sicarios to eliminate the witness.
A single such assassin is a sicario.
Professional paid murderer
- narcotraffickerIllegal drug trade operator
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- druglordCriminal trafficking organization leader
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
cartel · plaza · smuggler · capo · syndicate · mobster · trafficker · laundering
Professional paid murderer
- gunmanArmed violent person
- killerOne who causes death
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- triggermanHired killer with firearm
target · contract · liquidator · eliminator · dispatch · sniper · sharpshooter · ambush
Paid killer for clients
- contractorHired construction professional
- operativeCovert field agent
- paramilitaryUnofficial armed organization
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
bodyguard · muscle · enforcer · protection · weapon · firearm · tactical · training
Savage, merciless behavior
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- beheadingRemoval of head
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
mutilation · carnage · savagery · ruthlessness · intimidation · terror · massacre · slaughter
Concealed from authorities
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- safehouseSecure secret shelter
lookout · disguise · untraceable · anonymous · shadow · ghost · disposable · burner
hitman
Professional paid murderer
- narcotraffickerIllegal drug trade operator
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- druglordCriminal trafficking organization leader
kingpin · cartel · plaza · smuggler · capo · syndicate · mobster · trafficker · laundering · corruption
hitman
Professional paid murderer
- gunmanArmed violent person
- killerOne who causes death
- executionerOne who kills condemned
triggerman · target · contract · liquidator · eliminator · dispatch · sniper · sharpshooter · ambush · silencer
gun-for-hire
Paid killer for clients
- contractorHired construction professional
- operativeCovert field agent
- paramilitaryUnofficial armed organization
commando · bodyguard · muscle · enforcer · protection · weapon · firearm · tactical · training · recruit
brutality
Savage, merciless behavior
dismemberment · mutilation · carnage · savagery · ruthlessness · intimidation · terror · massacre · slaughter · vengeance
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- informantOne who provides intelligence
safehouse · lookout · disguise · untraceable · anonymous · shadow · ghost · disposable · burner · escape
sicariospolice officers
Sworn law enforcers
law enforcement · police · federal agents · soldiers · bodyguards
sicarioshumanitarian workers
Those providing emergency assistance
aid workers · first responders · paramedics · firefighters · doctors