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单词 hatchet man
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈhatch•et ˌman, n. [countable]
  1. a professional murderer.
  2. a writer or speaker who specializes in verbal attacks.
  3. a person whose job it is to perform unpleasant tasks for a superior, as dismissing employees.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hatch′et man′, 
    1. a professional murderer.
    2. a writer or speaker who specializes in defamatory attacks, as on political candidates or public officials.
    3. a person whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior, as dismissing employees.
    Also, hatch′et•man′. Also called axman. 
    • 1745–55, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hatchet man n informal
  1. a person carrying out unpleasant assignments for an employer or superior
  2. a severe or malicious critic
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