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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | professional killer |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, contract killer, executioner, gunman, hatchet man, hired killer, hit man, killer, murderer, sniper, trigger man |
| Main Entry: | employee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person being paid for working for another or a corporation |
| Synonyms: | agent, apprentice, assistant, attendant, blue collar, breadwinner, clerk, cog, company person, craftsperson, desk jockey, domestic, hand, help, hired gun, hired hand, hireling, jobholder, laborer, member, operator, pink collar, plug*, representative, sales help, salesperson, servant, slave, staff member, wage-earner, white collar, worker, working stiff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hit man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hired killer |
| Synonyms: | assassin, butcher, contract killer, executioner, gunman, hatchet man, hired gun, hired gun, hired killer, killer, marksman, markswoman, murderer, professional killer, rifleman, shooter, sniper, trigger man, triggerman |
| Main Entry: | executioner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hangman |
| Synonyms: | death squad, electrocutioner, firing squad, garroter, hired gun, hit man, killer, lyncher, strangler |
| Main Entry: | soldier of fortune |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hired soldier |
| Synonyms: | condottiere, free companion, freelance, hired gun, hireling, legionnaire, mercenary, professional soldier, soldier for hire |
| Main Entry: | hired hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employee |
| Synonyms: | agent, apprentice, assistant, attendant, blue collar, breadwinner, clerk, cog, company person, craftsperson, desk jockey, domestic, hand, help, hired gun, hireling, jobholder, laborer, member, operator, pink collar, plug*, representative, sales help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jobholder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employee |
| Synonyms: | agent, apprentice, assistant, attendant, blue collar, breadwinner, clerk, cog, company person, craftsperson, desk jockey, domestic, hand, help, hired gun, hired hand, hireling, laborer, member, operator, pink collar, plug*, representative, sales help, salesperson, servant, slave, staff member, wage-earner, white collar, worker, working stiff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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