trigger man
Example Sentences
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Now, Moore has a better trigger man in Herbert and the NFL’s top touchdown producer over the last two seasons in running back Austin Ekeler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
One of the men confessed to his role and Samia’s lawyer, Kannon Shanmugam, said the confession unfairly implicated Samia as the trigger man, in violation of his constitutional rights.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Bill Parcells, then the Dolphins’ czar, projected White as a trigger man for the wildcat, but he couldn’t overcome his small size and an erratic arm.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2020
Henne was the trigger man behind Blackmon's big day, and he started the game on the bench.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2012
In fact, he’d been getting tired of the assignments, of playing nursemaid for Archie and his trigger man as well.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
