ALL meanings of hatchet man
hatch·et man
H h - noun hatchet man a professional murderer. 1
- noun hatchet man a writer or speaker who specializes in defamatory attacks, as on political candidates or public officials. 1
- noun hatchet man a person whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior, as dismissing employees. 1
- noun hatchet man hitman: hired murderer 1
- noun hatchet man sb who does unpleasant acts on behalf of another 1
- noun hatchet man character assassin 1
- countable noun hatchet man You can refer to someone who makes changes in an organization by getting rid of lots of people as a hatchet man, especially if you think they do so in an unnecessarily harsh way. 0
- noun hatchet man a person carrying out unpleasant assignments for an employer or superior 0
- noun hatchet man a hired murderer 0
- noun hatchet man a severe or malicious critic 0
- noun hatchet man a person hired to commit murder 0
- noun hatchet man any person assigned by another to carry out disagreeable or unscrupulous tasks 0
- noun hatchet man a malicious or harsh writer or critic, as one who attempts to destroy a reputation 0
- noun hatchet man A professional killer or gunman. 0
- noun hatchet man (Colloquial) IDI Someone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees. 0