7
gun(noun, killer, murderer, slayer)
7
hit man(noun, expression, killer, murderer, slayer)
6
gunman(noun, killer)
4
gun for hire
4
triggerman
3
gunslinger
3
hitman
3
shooter
3
torpedo(noun, killer, murderer, slayer)
2
assassin(noun, killer, murderer, slayer)
2
executioner(noun, killer, murderer, assassin, slayer)
2
killer(noun, killer, murderer, assassin, slayer)
2
mercenary
2
murderer(noun, killer, assassin, slayer)
1
adventurer
1
butcher(noun, killer, murderer, assassin, slayer)
1
dispatcher(killer, murderer, slayer)
1
free lance
1
gunfighter
1
hireling
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