"hitwoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hitwoman.wav Forms: hitwomen [plural]
Etymology: From hit + woman, based on earlier hitman. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hit|woman}} hit + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|hitwomen}} hitwoman (plural hitwomen)
  1. The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Related terms: hit list
    Sense id: en-hitwoman-en-noun-90S-DZYV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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