Assassination Vocabulary

noun A person hired to commit a murder or other violent crime, especially by shooting a gun

• The investigators were able to identify the trigger man responsible for the shooting.
• They found out who the trigger man was in the shooting.
• The cops caught the trigger man red-handed.
• He was seen as the trigger man behind the controversial decision.

noun A hired assassin, especially in Latin America

• The authorities apprehended a suspected sicario in connection to the recent drug cartel violence.
• I heard that the sicario was caught by the cops last night.
• That sicario is one dangerous dude, man.
• The ruthless businessman was like a sicario, eliminating his competition without hesitation.