noun
- a person hired to kill someone, especially a professional assassin
Usage: informal
Examples
- The police arrested the suspected triggerman in the downtown shooting.
- He was known as a triggerman for the crime syndicate.
- The witness identified the triggerman from a police lineup.
- Authorities believe the triggerman fled the country after the incident.
- The triggerman was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- Gang members hired a triggerman to eliminate their rival.