triggerman

See also: trigger man

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From trigger +‎ manCategory:English compound terms#TRIGGERMAN.

Pronunciation

Noun

triggerman (plural triggermen)Category:English lemmas#TRIGGERMANCategory:English nouns#TRIGGERMANCategory:English countable nouns#TRIGGERMANCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#TRIGGERMANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TRIGGERMANCategory:Pages with entries#TRIGGERMANCategory:Pages with 1 entry#TRIGGERMAN

  1. (USCategory:American English#TRIGGERMAN slangCategory:English slang#TRIGGERMAN) A hired gunman; a hitman.
    • 2007 August 31, Ralph Blumenthal, “Governor Commutes Sentence in Texas”, in New York Times‎:
      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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#TRIGGERMAN

See also

Category:en:People#TRIGGERMANCategory:en:Male people#TRIGGERMAN
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