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triggerman
[ trig-er-muhn, -man ]
/ ˈtrɪg ər mən, -ˌmæn /
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noun, plural trig·ger·men [trig-er-muhn, -men]. /ˈtrɪg ər mən, -ˌmɛn/. Informal.
a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
a bodyguard, especially of a gangster.
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Also called trigger.
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How to use triggerman in a sentence
Moschella said while detectives do not believe Simon was the triggerman, he did coordinate the shooting.
While Forde barked orders, Bush, 36, was the tall triggerman in blackface.
British Dictionary definitions for triggerman
triggerman
/ (ˈtrɪɡəˌmæn) /
noun plural -men
a person, esp a criminal, who shoots another person
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