a hatchet man



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
See also: hatchet, man

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Olufunmilola-Western African, Yoruba
Rena-English
Qiu-Chinese
Sakchai-Thai
MartheMAHRT (French)French, Norwegian
Cayetanokie-e-TAH-noSpanish