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- pronunciation:
- hae
chiht
maen
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(informal) a person hired by another to commit murder.
He was valued by the mob as a hatchet man.- similar words:
- assassin
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| definition 2: |
a person assigned to carry out a disagreeable or unscrupulous task for a superior.
I was fired by the boss's hatchet man.Their hatchet man falsified the record. |
| definition 3: |
a writer or critic who maliciously attacks people to destroy their reputations.
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