(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:04:41

Hatchet man

1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man.
2. A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other malicious communication, often with political motive, and sometimes for pay.

 

© Webster 1913.

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