hatchet man

noun

Definition of hatchet mannext
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as in attack dog

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as in wordmonger

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatchet man
  1. attack dog
  2. ghostwriter
  3. pit bull
  4. scribbler
  5. tiger
  6. hack
  7. biographer
  8. cowriter
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  • 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
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  • But by the end of the movie, Verity is dead and her publishing empire has been usurped by her ghostwriter.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Vanity Fair’s global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, recently received an unsolicited email from a ghostwriter trying to sell him their services.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghostwriter
Noun
  • The district attorney's office said 63-year-old Gino Ferrari's pit bull attacked K-9 Diesel while Jeannette police were helping the FBI with a search warrant on a wanted person on Adams Avenue in July.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Athena, the malnourished pit bull with a skin condition, was not with her.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pit bull
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  • The internet and smartphone threatened to stamp out scribblers entirely.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.
    — Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
Definition of scribbler
Noun
  • That blue reflection, the tiger stripes on black that is wet, always wet, like a recollection that never dries, a memory of the sea.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Last year’s release was influenced by Mexican cuisine with a pulque finish, while this year looked to Ancient Egypt by giving the whiskey a finish in barrels seasoned with liqueur made from tiger nuts and black honey.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tiger
Noun
  • The ultimate depuffing hack, an ice roller, can take you from puffed out to sculpted.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Governments around the world are hardening their AI stances as more agentic hacks breach critical systems.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hack
Noun
  • According to biographer Anne Sebba, Simpson’s answer was resolute.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Accomplished biographer Barbara Ransby rights the historical record.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • As the cowriter, director, and star of the Leonard Bernstein drama, Cooper was ever-present during the awards campaign.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of cowriter

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