triggerman
[
trig
-er-m
uh
n, -man]
/ˈtrɪg ər mən, -ˌmæn/
noun
,
plural
triggermen
[
trig
-er-m
uh
n, -men]
/ˈtrɪg ər mən, -ˌmɛn/
(
Show IPA
).
Informal.
1.
a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
2.
a bodyguard, especially of a gangster.
Also called
trigger
.
Origin
1920-25;
trigger
+
man
1
British Dictionary definitions for
triggerman
triggerman
/
ˈtrɪɡəˌmæn
/
noun
(
pl
)
-men
1.
a person, esp a criminal, who shoots another person