hatchet man

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A professional killer
Someone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees
disapproval You can refer to someone who makes changes in an organization by getting rid of lots of people as a hatchet man, especially if you think they do so in an unnecessarily harsh way. someone who is employed to make unpopular changes in an organization
one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior a professional killer

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After the layoffs, he gained a reputation as a hatchetman and ended up eating lunches alone.

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