| 单词 | hatchet man |
| 释义 | hatchet manor hatch·et·manSEE SYNONYMS FOR hatchet man ON THESAURUS.COM nouna professional murderer. a writer or speaker who specializes in defamatory attacks, as on political candidates or public officials. a person whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior, as dismissing employees. Also called axman. Origin of hatchet manAn Americanism dating back to 1745–55 Words nearby hatchet manhatchery, hatchet, hatchet face, hatchetfish, hatchet job, hatchet man, hatchettite, hatchetwork, Hatchie, hatching, hatchling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hatchet man
British Dictionary definitions for hatchet manhatchet man noun informala person carrying out unpleasant assignments for an employer or superior US and Canadian a hired murderer a severe or malicious critic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hatchet manhatchet man A person assigned or hired to carry out a disagreeable task or unscrupulous order. For example, When it came to firing an employee, Arthur was his boss's hatchet man. This expression originally referred to a hired assassin but in the mid-1900s was transferred to less nefarious enterprises. A person who attacks the reputation of others, especially a journalist hired to do so, as in You can count on Mary's column to destroy the mayor—she's the perfect hatchet man. This usage gave rise to hatchet job, meaning “harsh destructive criticism.” [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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