"contract killer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-contract killer.wav Forms: contract killers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contract killer (plural contract killers)
  1. A person who contracts to kill a specified person for an agreed sum of money. Categories (topical): Murder, Occupations Related terms: contract killing, murder-for-hire, hit list
    Sense id: en-contract_killer-en-noun-OizAT6iC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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