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HATCHET MAN
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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:
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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