Definition of hatchet man in English:

hatchet man

noun

informal

1A person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment.
he sent over his ace hatchet man to intimidate the business leaders
Example sentencesExamples
- An assortment of hatchet men, opportunists and sycophants gained access to the levers of power.
- A cafe owner vouches for them and they are freed, but it isn't long before they come face to face with the bloodthirsty robber and his hatchet man!
- Government hatchet men raided Gilani's Delhi home and ‘stumbled’ on a computer file about Indian troop deployments in Kashmir.
- Many of them have been behaving like servile hatchet men and not as members of elite services owing unshakeable allegiance to the Constitution, the laws of the land and the principles of democratic governance.
- The hatchet men stand ready for him behind the door with a rolling pin, and when he gets home, they let him have it.
Synonyms
hoodlum, racketeer, bandit, robber, ruffian, thug, tough, desperado, outlaw, villain, lawbreaker, criminal
1. 1.1 A person who writes fierce attacks on others or their work.
  he has abandoned the pretence that he is an impartial reporter—he is a hatchet man of the far right
  Example sentencesExamples
  His reputation as the party's hatchet man related especially to his attacks on Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats' presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956.
  The hagiographers and the hatchet men have only begun to do their best - or their worst - on the already weathered marble bust of Rudolf Nureyev's reputation.
  It's not surprising that Krugman is reading a book written by an admitted hatchet man and liar.
  Those of us who pay any attention should have realized by now that there are two or three persons in the media who call themselves journalists when, in fact, they are really hatchet men.
  Washington Post hatchet man Michael Kelly joined in this macarena of meretricious mendacity.

Origin

Late 19th century (originally US): figuratively, from an early use denoting a hired Chinese assassin.

Definition of hatchet man in US English:

hatchet man

nounˈhætʃət ˈˌmænˈhaCHət ˈˌman

informal

1A person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment.
he sent over his ace hatchet man to intimidate the business leaders
Example sentencesExamples
- An assortment of hatchet men, opportunists and sycophants gained access to the levers of power.
- A cafe owner vouches for them and they are freed, but it isn't long before they come face to face with the bloodthirsty robber and his hatchet man!
- Many of them have been behaving like servile hatchet men and not as members of elite services owing unshakeable allegiance to the Constitution, the laws of the land and the principles of democratic governance.
- The hatchet men stand ready for him behind the door with a rolling pin, and when he gets home, they let him have it.
- Government hatchet men raided Gilani's Delhi home and ‘stumbled’ on a computer file about Indian troop deployments in Kashmir.
Synonyms
hoodlum, racketeer, bandit, robber, ruffian, thug, tough, desperado, outlaw, villain, lawbreaker, criminal
1. 1.1 A person who writes fierce attacks on others or their work.
  he has abandoned the pretense that he is an impartial reporter—he is a hatchet man of the far right
  Example sentencesExamples
  The hagiographers and the hatchet men have only begun to do their best - or their worst - on the already weathered marble bust of Rudolf Nureyev's reputation.
  Those of us who pay any attention should have realized by now that there are two or three persons in the media who call themselves journalists when, in fact, they are really hatchet men.
  Washington Post hatchet man Michael Kelly joined in this macarena of meretricious mendacity.
  It's not surprising that Krugman is reading a book written by an admitted hatchet man and liar.
  His reputation as the party's hatchet man related especially to his attacks on Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats' presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956.

Origin

Late 19th century (originally US): figuratively, from an early use denoting a hired Chinese assassin.

单词	hatchet man
释义	Definition of hatchet man in English: hatchet man noun informal 1A person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment. he sent over his ace hatchet man to intimidate the business leaders Example sentencesExamples An assortment of hatchet men, opportunists and sycophants gained access to the levers of power. A cafe owner vouches for them and they are freed, but it isn't long before they come face to face with the bloodthirsty robber and his hatchet man! Government hatchet men raided Gilani's Delhi home and ‘stumbled’ on a computer file about Indian troop deployments in Kashmir. Many of them have been behaving like servile hatchet men and not as members of elite services owing unshakeable allegiance to the Constitution, the laws of the land and the principles of democratic governance. The hatchet men stand ready for him behind the door with a rolling pin, and when he gets home, they let him have it. Synonyms hoodlum, racketeer, bandit, robber, ruffian, thug, tough, desperado, outlaw, villain, lawbreaker, criminal 1.1 A person who writes fierce attacks on others or their work. he has abandoned the pretence that he is an impartial reporter—he is a hatchet man of the far right Example sentencesExamples His reputation as the party's hatchet man related especially to his attacks on Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats' presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956. The hagiographers and the hatchet men have only begun to do their best - or their worst - on the already weathered marble bust of Rudolf Nureyev's reputation. It's not surprising that Krugman is reading a book written by an admitted hatchet man and liar. Those of us who pay any attention should have realized by now that there are two or three persons in the media who call themselves journalists when, in fact, they are really hatchet men. Washington Post hatchet man Michael Kelly joined in this macarena of meretricious mendacity. Origin Late 19th century (originally US): figuratively, from an early use denoting a hired Chinese assassin. Definition of hatchet man in US English: hatchet man nounˈhætʃət ˈˌmænˈhaCHət ˈˌman informal 1A person employed to carry out controversial or disagreeable tasks, such as the dismissal of a number of people from employment. he sent over his ace hatchet man to intimidate the business leaders Example sentencesExamples An assortment of hatchet men, opportunists and sycophants gained access to the levers of power. A cafe owner vouches for them and they are freed, but it isn't long before they come face to face with the bloodthirsty robber and his hatchet man! Many of them have been behaving like servile hatchet men and not as members of elite services owing unshakeable allegiance to the Constitution, the laws of the land and the principles of democratic governance. The hatchet men stand ready for him behind the door with a rolling pin, and when he gets home, they let him have it. Government hatchet men raided Gilani's Delhi home and ‘stumbled’ on a computer file about Indian troop deployments in Kashmir. Synonyms hoodlum, racketeer, bandit, robber, ruffian, thug, tough, desperado, outlaw, villain, lawbreaker, criminal 1.1 A person who writes fierce attacks on others or their work. he has abandoned the pretense that he is an impartial reporter—he is a hatchet man of the far right Example sentencesExamples The hagiographers and the hatchet men have only begun to do their best - or their worst - on the already weathered marble bust of Rudolf Nureyev's reputation. Those of us who pay any attention should have realized by now that there are two or three persons in the media who call themselves journalists when, in fact, they are really hatchet men. Washington Post hatchet man Michael Kelly joined in this macarena of meretricious mendacity. It's not surprising that Krugman is reading a book written by an admitted hatchet man and liar. His reputation as the party's hatchet man related especially to his attacks on Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats' presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956. Origin Late 19th century (originally US): figuratively, from an early use denoting a hired Chinese assassin.
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