sicario

si·ca·ri·o
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UK/sɪˈkɑːɹi.əʊ/US/sɪˈkɑːɹi.oʊ/US/səˈ-/

noun

hitman, hired killer (especially when referring to Latin American drug cartels)

OriginSpanish sicario ← Latin sīcārius →
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Meanings

nounsicario (plural sicarios)

plural sicarios

  1. hitman, hired killer (especially when referring to Latin American drug cartels)

    The traffickers created a Frankenstein's monster that gradually slipped out of their control: the sicarios.

    1992, Tina Rosenberg, Children of Cain: Violence and the Violent in Latin America, page 34

Origin

  1. Latinsīca
  2. Latinsīcārius
  3. Spanishsicario
  4. Englishsicario

Borrowed from Spanish sicario.

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APA

sicario. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sicario

MLA

“sicario.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sicario. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sicario,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sicario.

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