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murderer collapse: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

matador collapse: the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull

assassin collapse: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"; a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

strangler collapse: an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree

exterminator collapse: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

gunman collapse: a professional killer who uses a gun; a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

killer collapse: a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"; someone who causes the death of a person or animal

cutthroat collapse: someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat; ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

hatchet man collapse: one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior; a professional killer

torpedo collapse: armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target; a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead; a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface; an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas); attack or hit with torpedoes

gorilla collapse: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

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