Word · Frequency #28912
hitman
/ˈhɪtmæn/
noun
职业杀手
hitman
- 1.
A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.
男性职业杀手,尤其是受黑手党雇佣的
- 2.
A goalscorer; someone who scores goals.
进球者；得分的人
男性职业杀手,尤其是受黑手党雇佣的；进球者；得分的人
In use
The detective spent months trying to find the hitman who had been hired for the job.
Police believe the victim was killed by a professional hitman.
The two hitmen were arrested outside the hotel before they could act.
a/an (adj) hitman
hitman是可数名词，可受形容词修饰。
He was a ruthless hitman.
他是一个冷酷的职业杀手。
hitman + verb (action)
常搭配表示执行任务的动词。
The hitman carried out the assassination.
该职业杀手执行了暗杀任务。
work as a hitman
表示职业身份。
Connections
Collocations
- hire a hitman
- 雇佣职业杀手
- The businessman was arrested for trying to hire a hitman to kill his wife.这名商人因试图雇佣职业杀手杀害妻子而被捕。
- mafia hitman
- 黑手党职业杀手
- He worked as a mafia hitman for ten years before he was arrested.他做了十年黑手党职业杀手，直到被捕。
- professional hitman
- 职业杀手
- The killer was a professional hitman, so he left no evidence.凶手是职业杀手，所以没有留下任何证据。
- prolific hitman
- 高产射手
- The club's prolific hitman has scored 20 goals in his last 15 games.俱乐部的高产射手在最近15场比赛中打进了20球。
- England hitman
- 英格兰射手
- The England hitman is expected to lead the attack in the World Cup final.这位英格兰射手预计将在世界杯决赛中领衔锋线。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分 hit（击）+ man（人）：受雇去“击”目标的人，就是职业杀手。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、犯罪题材影视、体育评论 该词有两个常见含义：指‘职业杀手’时多用于新闻报道、犯罪题材影视或口语，语气比 contract killer 随意；指‘进球者’时常见于体育报道，属于较非正式的说法。正式写作中建议选用更正式的词语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that match hitman's final -man /mæn/ sound: gunman, conman, superman, businessman (AmE). Beware lookalikes spelled with -man but pronounced with reduced /mən/: postman, spokesman.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.