English

Noun

hitwoman ‎(plural hitwomen)

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

     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.