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
Example Sentences
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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
Freeman released a statement last month maintaining that Burrell was the triggerman.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2020
As the triggerman for the Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf” offense, he won the MVP award again two years later with another run to the Super Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2017
Luke Falk, the triggerman of Mike Leach’s “Air Raid” offense at Washington State, is back in his familiar spot atop the single-game completion chart.
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2016
He won a conviction against the triggerman in the killing of Viola Liuzzo, a civil rights activist and mother of five who was shot while driving on an Alabama highway in 1965.
From Washington Post
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