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Noun: hatchet man  ha-chit man
  1. A professional killer
    - iceman
     
  2. One whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
    - enforcer

Derived forms: hatchet men

Type of: aid, assistant, help, helper, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, supporter

Encyclopedia: Hatchet man