hatchet man

1. A male professional killer or gunman.

   The crime lord dispatched his favorite hatchet man to make sure the witness would not testify.

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   a male professional killer

2. (US, historical)A male hatchet-wielding participant in a Chinese-American tong war.

3. (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.

1. The owners brought in a hatchet man to fire all the union sympathizers.

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