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triggerman

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trig·ger·man  (trgr-mn)
n.
1. An underworld gunman who in premeditation shoots a victim.
2. A gunman; a shooter: "Where is the moral justification . . . in offering the platoon survivorsthe actual triggermenimmunity?" (Nelson DeMille).

triggerman [ˈtrɪgəˌmæn]
n pl -men
a person, esp a criminal, who shoots another person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.triggerman - a professional killer who uses a guntriggerman - a professional killer who uses a gun
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


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The family has long said that the hearings will not shed any new light on the case and an entirely new investigation is needed because the authorities have still failed to find the triggerman, let alone identify the mastermind of the killing.
The trainer and jockey teamed up with Delightfully (9-2), Banoge (3-1) and Triggerman (9-2) at the Durham track.
The trainer and jockey teamed up with Delightfully (9-2), Banoge (3-1) and Triggerman (9-2) at the Durham track.
 
 
 
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