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hatchet man
hatchet mann. Slang 1. A man hired to commit murder.2. One assigned to carry out a ruthless task or a vicious or unscrupulous order.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 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.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hatchet man - a professional killer icemanliquidator, 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 superiorenforcerassistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" |
hatchet mannoun (Informal) hit man, heavy (slang), killer, gunman, murderer, thug, assassin, destroyer, cut-throat (slang), hired assassin a hatchet man for a famous gangland bossTranslationsesperto in ristrutturazioni aziendalihatchet man
hatchet manA person hired by a company to make sweeping changes to save money, usually by reducing staff. We knew our days were numbered when our company brought in a hatchet man to make cuts to the staff.See also: hatchet, manhatchet mana man who does the cruel or difficult things for someone else; someone who does someone else's dirty work. He served as the president's hatchet man and ended up doing all the dirty work.See also: hatchet, manhatchet man1. A person assigned or hired to carry out a disagreeable task or unscrupulous order. For example, When it came to firing an employee, Arthur was his boss's hatchet man. This expression originally referred to a hired assassin but in the mid-1900s was transferred to less nefarious enterprises. 2. A person who attacks the reputation of others, especially a journalist hired to do so, as in You can count on Mary's column to destroy the mayor-she's the perfect hatchet man. This usage gave rise to hatchet job, meaning "harsh destructive criticism." [Mid-1900s] See also: hatchet, mana hatchet man INFORMALA hatchet man is someone who is employed to do unpleasant tasks, especially to get rid of jobs in a company. Note: A hatchet is a small axe. Hall, they reckoned, was a hatchet man, out to shred the workforce and totally crush the union. Note: A woman who does a similar job can be called a hatchet woman. She had a reputation for being a ruthless hatchet woman. Note: This expression is usually used to show disapproval. Note: This expression may relate to violent gang warfare in the United States during the early part of the 20th century. Gangs often hired an assassin or `hatchet man' to hack an important member of a rival gang to death with a hatchet. This work was known as a `hatchet job'. See also: hatchet, manhatchet manA person who performs nasty tasks for his or her superior, such as firing subordinates, attacking the character of a political opponent, spreading rumors about a competitor, or the like. The term, so used since the 1940s, was applied particularly in politics and journalism, and the work so performed was also called a hatchet job. The magazine Newsweek had it on July 27, 1968: “He’ll be the hatchet man . . . just like Nixon was in 1952.” It also is used in other contexts, for example, “This critic did a real hatchet job on her concert.” A related term is character assassination, dating from about 1950, but it is no longer heard as often.See also: hatchet, manHatchet Man
Hatchet ManA person who is charged with the task of destroying the reputation of an enemy. Hatchet men are most common in politics (the term was popularized due to the Watergate scandal), but they may be used in business as well.hatchet man
Synonyms for hatchet mannoun hit manSynonyms- hit man
- heavy
- killer
- gunman
- murderer
- thug
- assassin
- destroyer
- cut-throat
- hired assassin
Synonyms for hatchet mannoun a professional killerSynonymsRelated Words- liquidator
- manslayer
- murderer
noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superiorSynonymsRelated Words- assistant
- helper
- help
- supporter
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