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

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
Activists detained when their flotilla attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza say they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Definition of attack dog

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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
Ava Gardner, The Secret Conversations The actress was contracted to write a memoir, but after hours of conversation with her ghostwriter, changed her mind; this book is drawn from those tapes.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

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The Michigan State Police Jackson post said the three dogs, described as mixed-breed pit bull/mastiff dogs that escaped from a kennel, were returned to their owner's custody, pending the outcome of the investigation.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Abbas Shoeib took home a handsome black pit bull mix whose owners were killed in an airstrike.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of pit bull

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My favorite shave ice flavor is the Hawaiian favorite known as tiger’s blood.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
On the skin-care front, hyaluronic acid and glycerin help draw in and lock in moisture, while soothing tiger grass helps support the skin barrier and calm the look of irritation.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Definition of tiger

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The prospect that attackers have had the means to bypass Secure Boot for more than a decade through what amounts to hack-by-numbers scripts isn’t much of an endorsement of the mechanism proposed by Microsoft in partnership with hardware makers.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Thickening mist, root volumizer, dry shampoo, and texturizing spray all pair seamlessly with the brand's iconic root touchup products for the ultimate hack in keeping your hair looking thick, full and flawless between salon visits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of hack

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Waititi and cowriter Dahvi Waller were able to weave together an uplifting, warm story starring Jenna Ortega as Klara, the Artificial Friend who is adopted by a woman (Amy Adams) as a companion for her daughter Josie (Mia Tharia).

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
By populating the green with so many conflicting personalities, director and cowriter Harold Ramis makes golf seem both monumentally silly and, despite its staid trappings, unexpectedly freewheeling.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

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