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really, deeply in love with the term “hatchet man” for someone’s personal killer.
It’s evocative. It’s personal. It’s a euphemism, but not a delicate one.
“my hatchet man.” “i’m his hatchet man.”
😳😳😳😳
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hatchet man (plural hatchet men)
- A male professional killer or gunman. The crime lord dispatched his favorite hatchet man to make sure the witness would not testify.
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees. After the layoffs, he gained a reputation as a hatchet man and ended up eating lunches alone.
Synonyms
- (professional killer): assassin, hitman
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