hit list

noun

, Slang.

1. a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.
2. a list of people or programs to be acted against or disposed of.

hit list

noun

1. a list of people to be murdered

   a terrorist hit list

2. a list of targets to be eliminated in some way

   a hit list of pits to be closed

Word History and Origins

Origin of hit list¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

I think she knew that as a woman, as a foreigner, as an intelligence officer, she was right at the top of the potential hit list and that she was in real danger.

From Freakonomics

When the militants were encircling Kandahar, he had to get his family out because he was on a hit list.

From Outside Online

Not even the support groups of those abused by priests had the bishop on their priority hit list.

From The Daily Beast

It will pit Hit List versus Bombshell, and for one last time, Ivy versus Karen.

From The Daily Beast

Mel Gibson apparently just added another group to his anger hit list: the elderly.

From The Daily Beast

Ehsan then ominously added that the Taliban has “several more” journalists like Atif on its hit list.

From The Daily Beast

Whisper: Balochistan is next on the U.S. hit list for a fresh round of drone bombings.

From The Daily Beast