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ヒットマン

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Meanings

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noun

hitman; contract killer

Loanword from English, used in the same sense as in English: a hired assassin, often in organized crime contexts.

彼かれは映えい画がの中なかで冷れい酷こくなヒットマンを演えんじた。
He played a cold-blooded hitman in the movie.

Written forms

ヒット・マン
- ヒットマン
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used in titles or for emphasis.
- ヒット・マン

Similar words

殺ころし屋や
殺し屋 is a native Japanese term for a professional killer, often with a slightly more colloquial or underworld feel, while ヒットマン is a direct loanword with a modern, cinematic nuance.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'hitman', a compound of 'hit' (to murder) and 'man'.