triggerman
Americannoun
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a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
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a bodyguard, especially of a gangster.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of triggerman
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Nobody knows the quarterback position more than the recently retired Tom Brady, and he says leadership qualities even outweigh throwing ability for the modern-day triggerman to be successful.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
During the trial, prosecutors used testimony from Demery to identify Daniel A. Green as the triggerman.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
With Stafford as his triggerman, McVay’s offense is more explosive than ever.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2021
Perhaps new Dolphins offensive coordinator Chan Gailey will also try Perry as a wildcat triggerman.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
The first pick in the 2106 draft is the triggerman for an offense that averaged a league-leading 29.9 points a game last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2018
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, said “It’s not just about the trigger men. It’s also about those who conspired with the triggermen to do this dastardly deed.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
"It's not just about the triggermen," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
"He was not intending to say that we had identified the actual triggermen," a spokesman explained.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prosecuting Attorney Richard Sprague has labored relentlessly those same years, winning the convictions of three triggermen and four co-conspirators and working his way up to the suspected mastermind of the plot.
From Time Magazine Archive
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