hatchet man
Example Sentences
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But Musk’s behavior resembles that of any corporate hatchet man.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025
Ever the hatchet man, Harris would attempt to do the same to Gray’s left-wing colleague Terry Cooper in the second half but succeeded only in tearing right through his shorts.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Mondale responded: “I think Senator Dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2021
Bailey is the author of well-regarded biographies of John Cheever and Richard Yates, and he strikes me as neither a hatchet man nor a patsy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2021
The fence said Dad had run him out, but I think the real reason was he had done his job for the steel company as the designated hatchet man.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
