hitwoman

Meanings

nounhitwoman (plural hitwomen)

The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire.
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.
2007 March 11, Lola Ogunnaike, “At ‘The Agency,’ It Isn’t Pretty”, in New York Times

nouna female professional killer who uses a gun

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gunwomanhit woman

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

From hit + woman, based on earlier hitman.

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APA

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