hitwoman

English

Etymology

From hit +‎ woman, based on earlier hitman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hitwoman (plural hitwomen)

1. The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire.

   Hypernym: contract killer

   Coordinate term: hitman

   • 2007 March 11, Lola Ogunnaike, “At ‘The Agency,’ It Isn’t Pretty”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     On the show, the person who does most of the critiquing is Ms. Southwick, the delightfully acerbic hitwoman who has become the character to watch.

Related terms

• hit list