hatchet man
See also: hatchetman
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Noun
hatchet man (plural hatchet men)
- A male professional killer or gunman.
- The crime lord dispatched his favorite hatchet man to make sure the witness would not testify.
- (US, historical) A male hatchet-wielding participant in a Chinese-American tong war.
- Synonym: boo how doy
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.
- After the layoffs, he gained a reputation as a hatchet man and ended up eating lunches alone.
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professional killer
man who carries unpleasant duties on behalf of another
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