The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASSASSIN which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2015.
Hired gun crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASSASSIN | 57 % | 8 |
| HITMAN | 14 % | 6 |
| GOON | 14 % | 4 |
| DESIGNATEDHITTER | 14 % | 16 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hired gun
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gunman
- hit man
- gunslinger
- shooter
- gun
- torpedo
- gunhand
- handgunner
- gun-for-hire
- gunner
- gunhandler
- gunfighter
Crossword Answer definitions
ASSASSIN noun- A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period
- Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
- Any ruthless killer.
- To assassinate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ASSASSIN
- Hit man
- Booth, for one
- Hatchet man
- *One with a contract, say
- Offer?
- Booth or Oswald
- Hired gun
- Hit man, e.g.
- Mr. or Mrs. Smith, in a 2005 film
- Brutus, for one
More clues leading to the result HITMAN
- Hired killer
- Mob employee
- One paid to take people out?
- Mob hiree
- Offer?
- One with a take-out order?
- Mob enforcer
- John Wick, for one
- "Day of the Jackal" villain
- Hired assassin