Is he a hitman or a hit man?

hitman

dpaterso said:

Hitman has passed into the language, as has hitwoman (not sure about hitlady ).

Hit man makes me think music entrepreneur.

-Derek

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The word hitperson would be the PC term, but since that would imply violence, the term should probably be conscience challenged person for hire.

you know, i had one computer that told me Hit Man was right and another that told me Hitman was.

Ha ha ha, good one, Cat.

Interesting. Both my ancient, turn of the millennium dictionaries have the term hit man, two words.

Dictionary.com has it two words but lists the one-word alternative.

Hit-man?

Merriam-Webster as it as "hit man."

Pick one and be consistent!

By the way, there's a movie titled Hitman, if that's any help . . . which I don't guess it is.

In the immortal words of Pat Benatar: "Hit me with your best shot."

Hitkit: Soldier of Fortune magazine’s packet of necessities for the first-time hitman.

Hitlit: Stories of strength and encouragement involving murder-for-hire.

Hitmitt: Designer gloves for the discerning hitter.

Hitknit: Assorted poisoned or barbed knitting needles for gunshy grammas.

Hitpit: Pre-prepared grave sites.

Hitquit: A 12-step program. "Hello, my name is Chase. I’m 215 days without snuffing someone."

Hitwit: Someone crass enough to joke about murder.

"Contract killer."