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hatch·et man

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hatchet man, icemannoun

    a professional killer

  2. hatchet man, enforcernoun

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

GCIDE

  1. hatchet mannoun

    A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man.

  2. hatchet mannoun

    A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other malicious communication, often with a political motive, and sometimes for pay.

Wiktionary

  1. hatchet mannoun

    A professional killer.

  2. hatchet mannoun

    Someone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.

ChatGPT

  1. hatchet man

    A hatchet man is a term used to refer to someone who is employed or designated to carry out controversial or unpleasant tasks, such as firing employees, delivering bad news, or executing difficult decisions often in a ruthless or unemotional manner. In politics, it may refer to someone who attacks opponents or criticizes them harshly to sway public opinion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hatchet man in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hatchet man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hatchet man in a Sentence

  1. Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler:

    The President's totally unqualified, and The President only qualification seems to be that The President wants The President to be the hatchet man to destroy the Mueller investigation.


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    relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
    A victimised
    B nasty
    C dangerous
    D noninvasive

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