Skip to content
ReadingWillow structured literacy program for Australian students
Dictionary

— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

Read full poem →

verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

Know more →
Back To Dictionary

Dictionary Entry

hatchet man

Part of Speechnoun

A professional killer or gunman.

In a Sentence

“The crime lord dispatched his favorite hatchet man to make sure the witness would not testify.”

Origin

Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.

Common Phrases

Still being gathered for this entry.

Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.

Synonyms

assassinhitman

Antonyms

No antonyms yet.

Related Words

icemanenforcerhatchet facehatchet jobhatchetationslashertriggermanmankiller

Poetry examples for “hatchet man”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Poetry examples are still being gathered for this entry. They will appear here once matching poems are available in the library.