HATCHET MAN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

hatchet man

noun

Definition of hatchet man

as in attack dog

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Recent Examples of hatchet man While he was sent by the White House to be a hatchet man, Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, should use a scalpel with care, conducting a real, legitimate probe that seeks ways to save money for taxpayers and improve outcomes for patients. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 In 2010, the duo separated, going opposite directions; Malice sought repentance through the church while Pusha became a hatchet man for Kanye West. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025 Arthur is known as Conkling’s hatchet man, a customs collector for the Port of New York who’s shown, in one amusing snippet, presiding over the beating of a noncompliant businessman. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025 The White House and its hatchet men attacking culture are coming for the artists, curators, museum directors, docents, writers, and editors who value freedom and liberation and Black history and women’s history and ideas and progress. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 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. — 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

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Noun

Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'BAD LOOK' – Newsom's attack dog taunts Buttigieg over South Carolina visit as 2028 fight heats up.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Pulte, the 38-year-old director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is best known for his role as a partisan attack dog for the president.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 11 June 2026

Definition of attack dog

Noun

While the defense has hinted that Davis' ghostwriter, Yusef Jah, fictionalized some details and that the defendant wasn't involved in the crime, prosecutors have Jah's name on their witness list.

— Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
In the final years of his life, Tana became determined to tell that story, working with writers in Serbia and eventually a ghostwriter, Todd Gold, who requested no credit; the resulting memoir feels wholly told in Tana’s voice.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of ghostwriter

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Cliff is a World War II special ops veteran who lives in a trailer with his pit bull.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
This is especially important for reactive dogs that can't be around other dogs and working dogs that are bred to have a job, like German shepherds, Dobermans, pit bulls, Belgian Malinois, and Australian shepherds.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pit bull

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How many tiger ear supplements can Joe Rogan sell to increase raw masculinity?

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The flourishes are eclectic and include octopus lamps, tiger scatter cushions, bird cage hangings, and vintage Louis Vuitton chests alongside bookshelves stacked with some interesting reading options.

— Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of tiger

Noun

The company is looking to significantly grow its revenue in this area, pitching businesses on using its models to prevent hacks and breaches.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Californians are no strangers to the many, many health and longevity hacks on the market.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hack

Noun

By the end of his life, Irving had established himself as a respected biographer and a sometime international diplomat.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Though there have been tensions between Camilla and her stepson Harry over the years, royal biographer Tom Bower reported that the queen politely offered the Duke of Sussex a cup of tea.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of biographer

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Ingrid Goes West is a blistering social-media satire from director and cowriter Matt Spicer, who also directed the Netflix original Little Brother.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Gail Daughtry was directed and cowritten by David Wain, a veteran of the comedy troupe The State and also the director of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer; Marino, another State and Wet Hot alumnus, is his cowriter.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of cowriter

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