Definition of "hatchetman" [hatchetman]

• A professional killer or gunman. (noun)
• An employee or contractor whose role is to terminate or fire other employees. (noun)

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• "Guiliani's attempted transformation into a right-wing hatchetman is just bizarre."
• "The flick stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchetman who spends the larger portion of his days in flight, constantly moving from place to place in the execution of his work."
• "And, just to make sure the U.S. is caught up in the regime's anti-foreign tirade, Ahmadenijad's political hatchetman, Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi fired a preemptive shot at Washington warning President Obama that any further statements on his part will irrevocably impair any hope for a serious dialogue -- as if Ahmadenijad was going to listen to reason in the first place."