hatchet man Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a professional killer
    iceman.
  2. noun one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
    enforcer.

WordNet

Hatchet man
Definitions
  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