hatchet man

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A male professional killer or gunman.
    — The crime lord dispatched his favorite hatchet man to make sure the witness would not testify.
  2. A male hatchet-wielding participant in a Chinese-American tong war. US,historical
  3. A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees. colloquial,idiomatic
    — After the layoffs, he gained a reputation as a hatchet man and ended up eating lunches alone.

词形变化

hatchet men plural hatchetman alternative hatchet-man alternative
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