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a hatchet man (informal) someone who is employed by an organization to make changes that people do not like. The hatchet man is called in whenever a company needs to reduce its staff. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The prime minister, Ayad Allawi, resided for a long period in the United States, had close links with the CIA, and earlier was a close colleague of Saddam Hussain, once serving as the dictator's hatchet man in Europe. Let's see: Democratic hatchet man James Carville, perhaps? In a fit of ill-temper, Stanley denounced the Times' importation of "a European hatchet man to savage his book. |
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