Auftragsmörder

Meaning

A contract killer, hitman (male or of unspecified gender) (e.g., paid by mobsters to assassinate any designated target)

Concepts

hitman

assassin

professional killer

contract killer

contract killing

Synonyms

Killer

Auftragskiller

Meuchelmörder

Assassine

professioneller Mörder

Auftragsmörderin

Amokläufer

Killerin

Attentäter

bewaffneter Räuber

Revolverheld

Translations

tueur à gages

sicaire

sicario

huurmoordenaar

sicário

assassino de aluguel

sicario

huurdoder

assassino a soldo

asesino a sueldo

assassino

assassino

δολοφόνος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊ̯ftʁaksˌmœʁdɐ/

Etymology

From Auftrag (“order, mission, contract”) + -s- (“interfix, Fugen-s (in German)”) + Mörder (“killer, hitman”).