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.

See bury the hatchet

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Radka	-	Czech, Bulgarian
Rhea	REE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Jescha	-	Biblical
Ingram	ING-grəm	English
Asterix	[asteriks]
Hildiberht	-	Ancient Germanic