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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

hit man

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01 n. A professional murderer, esp. one working for a criminal organization; also called torpedo.
  1. 1.
    A professional murderer, esp. one working for a criminal organization; also called torpedo.[Colloq.] Also: torpedo
  2. 2.
    A slanderer working for political purposes to damage the reputation of an opponent; a hatchet man. See: hatchet man