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
Urias	-	Biblical Latin
Itala	-	Italian
Bruno	['bru:nəu]
Oneida	o-NIE-də	English
Nanny	NAN-ee	English
Ea (1)	-	Near Eastern Mythology