hitwoman
English edit
Etymology edit
hit + woman, based on earlier hitman.
Noun edit
hitwoman (plural hitwomen)
- The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin for hire.
- Hypernym: contract killer
- Coordinate term: hitman
- 2007 March 11, Lola Ogunnaike, “At ‘The Agency,’ It Isn’t Pretty”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.