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.”

😳😳😳😳

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