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Definition of button man in English: button mannoun North American informal A hired killer. the Mafiosi conferred with their button men Example sentencesExamples - Before they hauled away the servers - an act that would briefly cause controversy in the hosting community - he allegedly admitted to the attacks, and named all three of his cyber button men.
- According to Gang Land, he was quite a button man in New Jersey.
- She is afraid Pasquale will grow up to be a ‘button man’ like his father and wants a better life for him.
- It is widely known, for example, that Mafia button men rarely kill for money, but usually carry out such assassinations as a kind of ‘gotcha’ that keeps other underworld figures on their toes.
Synonyms armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter Definition of button man in US English: button mannoun North American informal A hired killer. the Mafiosi conferred with their button men Example sentencesExamples - She is afraid Pasquale will grow up to be a ‘button man’ like his father and wants a better life for him.
- It is widely known, for example, that Mafia button men rarely kill for money, but usually carry out such assassinations as a kind of ‘gotcha’ that keeps other underworld figures on their toes.
- According to Gang Land, he was quite a button man in New Jersey.
- Before they hauled away the servers - an act that would briefly cause controversy in the hosting community - he allegedly admitted to the attacks, and named all three of his cyber button men.
Synonyms armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter |