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词汇 button man
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Definition of button man in English:

button man

noun
North American informal
  • A hired killer.

    〈北美,非正式〉(被雇佣的)杀手

    the Mafiosi conferred with their button men
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Before they hauled away the servers - an act that would briefly cause controversy in the hosting community - he allegedly admitted to the attacks, and named all three of his cyber button men.
    • According to Gang Land, he was quite a button man in New Jersey.
    • She is afraid Pasquale will grow up to be a ‘button man’ like his father and wants a better life for him.
    • It is widely known, for example, that Mafia button men rarely kill for money, but usually carry out such assassinations as a kind of ‘gotcha’ that keeps other underworld figures on their toes.
    Synonyms
    armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter

Definition of button man in US English:

button man

noun
North American informal
  • A hired killer.

    〈北美,非正式〉(被雇佣的)杀手

    the Mafiosi conferred with their button men
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is afraid Pasquale will grow up to be a ‘button man’ like his father and wants a better life for him.
    • It is widely known, for example, that Mafia button men rarely kill for money, but usually carry out such assassinations as a kind of ‘gotcha’ that keeps other underworld figures on their toes.
    • According to Gang Land, he was quite a button man in New Jersey.
    • Before they hauled away the servers - an act that would briefly cause controversy in the hosting community - he allegedly admitted to the attacks, and named all three of his cyber button men.
    Synonyms
    armed robber, hold-up man, bandit, gangster, terrorist, gunfighter
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