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I was a corporate hatchet man, and it's impossible for me to turn that off. It's this curse when I walk into businesses: 'That needs to be fixed, that needs to be fixed.'
Al Madrigal

Meaning of "hatchet man" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HATCHET MAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HATCHET MAN

noun
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Hatchet man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HATCHET MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hatchet man

The term hatchet man has multiple definitions: ▪ "Hatchetman" was originally a Pioneer or axeman serving in a US military unit. ▪ Towards the end of the 19th century, the phrase was used to describe a Chinese assassin who carried a handleless hatchet, which originated from New York's Doyers Street. ▪ In business, the term refers to a person tasked with implementing firings of personnel. ▪ The term 'hatchet man' is also used in football as a slang term to describe someone who tackles aggressively and sometimes unfairly, and in basketball as someone whose role is to retaliate against overly aggressive opposing players Additionally, hatchet man may also refer to: ▪ The Hatchet Man, a 1932 film ▪ Hatchet man, a political slang term ▪ Hatchetman, a mascot of the independent record label Psychopathic Records ▪ Hatchetman...

Definition of hatchet man in the English dictionary

The first definition of hatchet man in the dictionary is a person carrying out unpleasant assignments for an employer or superior. Other definition of hatchet man is a hired murderer. Hatchet man is also a severe or malicious critic.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HATCHET MAN

hatchback
hatcheck
hatchel
hatchelled
hatcheller
hatchelling
hatcher
hatcheries
hatchery
hatchet
hatchet job
hatchet-face
hatchet-faced
hatchet-like
hatchettite
hatchety
hatching
hatchling
hatchment
hatchway

WORDS THAT END LIKE HATCHET MAN

as one man
belt man
best man
contact man
family man
front man
government man
hit man
holy man
iron man
limit man
little man
make-up man
old man
point man
roentgen equivalent man
straight man
target man
to a man
young man

Synonyms and antonyms of hatchet man in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «HATCHET MAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hatchet man» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hatchet man

Translation of «hatchet man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HATCHET MAN

Find out the translation of hatchet man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hatchet man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hatchet man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sicario
570 millions of speakers

English

hatchet man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुल्हाड़ी आदमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجل الأحقاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наемный убийца
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem de machado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুৎসিত মানুষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homme de main
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki pemangsa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Henker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

憎まれ役
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도끼 남자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepengin wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn ông rìu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள் மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वेष मनुष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şaplakçı adam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uomo ascia di guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

topór człowiek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

найманий вбивця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

om topor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσεκούρι άνθρωπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strydbyl man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yxa man
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stridsøksen mann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hatchet man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HATCHET MAN»

The term «hatchet man» is regularly used and occupies the 89.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hatchet man

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QUOTES WITH «HATCHET MAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hatchet man.
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Al Madrigal
I was a corporate hatchet man, and it's impossible for me to turn that off. It's this curse when I walk into businesses: 'That needs to be fixed, that needs to be fixed.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HATCHET MAN»

Discover the use of hatchet man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hatchet man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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True Storey: My Life and Crimes as a Football Hatchet Man
True Storey is the compelling autobiography of notorious 1970s football legend Peter Storey, dubbed 'the bastard's bastard', who gained a reputation for ultra-violence on the pitch and had a capacity to find even greater trouble off it - a ...
Peter Storey, 2011
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Avoiding the Hatchet Man: Practical Advice for the Employed ...
This is one book that belongs on everyone's shelf, especially in today's teeter-tottering economy.Patrick Connor is a corporate/business attorney in private practice in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.Publisher's website: http: //www ...
Patrick Connor, 2010
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Hatchet man
Mr. Easter received a life-saving award for his efforts, as well as a firefighter of the month award. 1st published April 1995 by Hatchet-Man Production, a division of Financial Independence Association.
Marvin L. Easter, 1995
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The unkindest cut: how a hatchet-man critic made his own ...
In February 1993, mean-spirited movie critic Joe Queenan read a newspaper article that would change the course of his life. The article described a movie called El Mariachi which supposedly had been made for a paltry $7,000.
Joe Queenan, 1995
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Indiana Folklore: A Reader
... among them "The Roommate's Death" or, as it is commonly known at McNutt, " The Hatchet Man." The following text is an interesting variant from which to begin our consideration of what has become the standard McNutt legend: The Legend  ...
Linda Dégh, 1980
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
hatchet man 1980 Key Clam-Plate 108: Even a hatchet-job review would invite heat from the ad agencies. 1986 N. George in Buppies, B-Boys3l0: As if he suspected I was out to do a hatchet job. 1999 New York Times Mag. (Oct. 24) 77: After a ...
Grant Barrett, 2006
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Fighting Talk
In the early 18th century a hatchet-man was a soldier sent ahead of the main column to scout the way and mark his course on trees with an ax. He was also known as the “trailblazer,” not for his fiery courage but from “blaze” meaning “ white,” a ...
Graeme Donald, 2008
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Commonwealth Fiction: Twenty-first Century Readings
His opposite number is Chief Biga, "the hatchet-man of the Cartel" (63). Demakin is called "the Dentist" because of "his unassailable logic of extraction before infection. Extract the carious tooth quickly, before it infects the others" (92).
Rajeshwar Mittapalli, Alessandro Monti, 2002
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Crossfire: Crossfire
The hatchet man reached for the girl. “And this one, too, since she heard me speak your name.” The girl screamed in terror and tried to scramble away. Frank saw the hatchet man's hand tighten on the handle of his weapon, and realized the ...
J.A. Johnstone, 2011
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Encyclopaedia of Literature in English
The reader is invited to associate Demakin's hatchet-wielding "lunatic" with the Cartel's "hatchet- man," Chief Biga. And already a loose chain of metonymic signification is apparent. A man who wields a hatchet with lunatic regularity, or often ...
M K Bhatnagar, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HATCHET MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hatchet man is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exclusive Interview: Nicky Law says Mark Warburton will get …
... you might expect that the biggest risk of injury would come in the form of a snarling hatchet man sent out to "let you know he was there" early ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
Housebound Weekend In The Stacks Comics Should be Good
I think my favorites are “Hatchet Man” by Percival Constantine and “China City Flame” by William F. Wu but they're all very cool. (Irrelevant ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 15»
3
The Likely Dynamics of 2016
Mbabazi has been Museveni's closest ally and hatchet man. So there is a myth that he understands the workings of the Museveni election ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Godsday Orubebe's Dirty Deal?
According to Frontiersnews investigation shows that one Mr Paloma in the accounts office is alleged to be the hatchet man for Mr. Orubebe ... «Naija247news, Jul 15»
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Budget 2015: Three MILLION of the poorest families will lose an …
Tory hatchet man Iain Duncan Smith punched the air at George Osborne's Budget assault on working families – but 13 MILLION households ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Email Dumps Continue to Undermine Clinton Candidacy
Apparently Blumenthal, long time hatchet man for the Clintons, was not prepared to withhold documents from the Select Committee, and risk a ... «Accuracy In Media, Jul 15»
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Voice of the Southern Baptists: How the Coast formed Russell Moore
Chuck Coulson was a political hatchet man and ended up transforming prison ministry and the face of American Christianity. The next Billy ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
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Walker-for-President Effort Hires Another Controversial Anti …
That operative, Jordan Russell—who served as Cochran's on-the-ground-in-Mississippi hatchet man who at one point attempted to, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Doing the prison shuffle?
He was known for awhile as President Nixon's “hatchet man”. This tough ex-Marine Captain was changed into a follower of Jesus. He had ... «Grand Island Independent, Jul 15»
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NBC Coverage of Hillary E-Mails Focuses on 'Santa,' Not Blumenthal
However, rather than focus on the former Secretary of State seeking advice from political hatchet man Sidney Blumenthal or top Obama ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»

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