triggerman

noun

triggerman

noun

Etymology From trigger + man.

1

US, Slang A hired gunman; a hitman.

Mr. Perry raised doubts about the law that allowed Mr. Foster and the triggerman to be tried together and urged the Legislature to re-examine the issue.2007 August 31, Ralph Blumenthal, “Governor Commutes Sentence in Texas”, in New York Times:

Related terms: assassin, button man, hatchet man, torpedo

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