hatchet man
n. Slang
1. A man hired to commit murder.
2. One assigned to carry out a ruthless task or a vicious or unscrupulous order.
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hatchet man
n
1. a person carrying out unpleasant assignments for an employer or superior
2. US and Canadian a hired murderer
3. a severe or malicious critic
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hatch′et man`
n.
1. a professional murderer.
2. a writer or speaker who specializes in defamatory attacks.
3. a person who executes unpleasant tasks for a superior.
[1745–55, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  hatchet man - a professional killer liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) |
| 2. |  hatchet man - one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior |
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hatchet man
noun (Informal) hit man, heavy (slang), killer, gunman, murderer, thug, assassin, destroyer, cut-throat (slang), hired assassin a hatchet man for a famous gangland boss
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Translations
hatchet man
n (fam) → scagnozzoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995