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HATCHET MAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior

Synonyms:

enforcer; hatchet man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hatchet man" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A professional killer

Synonyms:

hatchet man; iceman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hatchet man" is a kind of...):

liquidator; manslayer; murderer (a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))

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