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
Urias-Biblical Latin
Itala-Italian
Bruno['bru:nəu]
Oneidao-NIE-dəEnglish
NannyNAN-eeEnglish
Ea (1)-Near Eastern Mythology