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as in attack dog
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as in wordmonger
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Recent Examples of hatchet man
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
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CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, another of President Vladimir Putin’s hatchet men, advised Americans to vote for Donald Trump or risk being dragged into a nuclear war.
—Mitchell A. Orenstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2016
In the twenty-tens, the brothers took up solo careers; Malice converted to Christianity (becoming No Malice), as Pusha T became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
—The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
The Mondale inner circle wanted Ferraro to play the traditional running-mate role of hatchet man.
—Maureen Dowd New York Times, Star Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
In a role reversal from their eight years together in the White House, Barack Obama has become Joe Biden’s wingman and, in his understated way, his hatchet man.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2020
To secure the 1800 presidential election, Thomas Jefferson infamously hired a hatchet man named James Callender to spread false rumors about John Adams wanting a war with France.
—A. G. Hamilton, National Review, 25 Oct. 2019
Avigdor Liberman was a penniless former bar bouncer from Moldova, happy to be the hatchet man.
—New York Times, 16 Sep. 2019
CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
Musician and producer Grimes made a rare comment involving her ex-partner and father to her three kids, Elon Musk, after their 4-year-old son appeared alongside the tech mogul turned government hatchet man at the White House on Wednesday.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, another of President Vladimir Putin’s hatchet men, advised Americans to vote for Donald Trump or risk being dragged into a nuclear war.
—Mitchell A. Orenstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2016
In the twenty-tens, the brothers took up solo careers; Malice converted to Christianity (becoming No Malice), as Pusha T became a hatchet man for Kanye West.
—The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
The Mondale inner circle wanted Ferraro to play the traditional running-mate role of hatchet man.
—Maureen Dowd New York Times, Star Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
In a role reversal from their eight years together in the White House, Barack Obama has become Joe Biden’s wingman and, in his understated way, his hatchet man.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2020
To secure the 1800 presidential election, Thomas Jefferson infamously hired a hatchet man named James Callender to spread false rumors about John Adams wanting a war with France.
—A. G. Hamilton, National Review, 25 Oct. 2019
Avigdor Liberman was a penniless former bar bouncer from Moldova, happy to be the hatchet man.
—New York Times, 16 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet man
Noun
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Some took it as a sign that Trump might rein in his attack dog.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump has maligned Pritzker in the press over his appearance while Pritzker was Vice President Kamala Harris' attack dog on the campaign trail, slamming Trump routinely.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Rakeem Young, 34, was attacked while walking his 4-year-old pit bull Chanel near Southern Blvd.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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On April 20, 1990, in the 2200 block of North Drake Avenue on the Northwest Side, Cruz, a Clemente High School student, was shot to death and also attacked by a pit bull, according to court records and Tribune archives.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Petroni Photography The home’s massive bar is wrapped in tiger skin onyx that glows after dark.—
Ray Parisi,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Other pieces portrayed wild boar, tigers and saiga antelope — which inhabited the region at the time.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2024
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We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd.—
Sean Michaels,
The New Yorker,
21 June 2023
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Hackers and hacks ⚠️ Researchers at Recorded Future have found evidence that Salt Typhoon breached five telecoms and internet service providers, as well as more than a dozen universities around the world, between December and January.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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She’s participated in hundreds of product tests comparing home finds, skincare hacks, travel essentials, and dog supplies.—
Madison Yauger,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Marshall is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who specializes in trailblazing American women, including 19th-century journalist Margaret Fuller and midcentury poet Elizabeth Bishop.—
April Austin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Party was targeting a biographer, an investigative reporter, a political commentator, and a legal correspondent.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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The coauthors point to deep sea mining — but not in a good way.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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Russell Vought, one of the blueprint’s coauthors, is Trump’s nominee to lead the office that issued the new order.—
Nicholas Kusnetz,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2024
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William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Republic,
29 Sep. 2020
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“Hatchet man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatchet%20man. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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