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Definition of
hatchet man noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hatchet man
noun
noun
(
informal
)
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a person employed by an organization to make changes that are not popular with the other people who work there
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hatchet man
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hatchet-faced
adjective
hatchet job
noun
hatchet man
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hatchling
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hatchway
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