triggerman

triggerman
/trig"euhr meuhn, -man'/, n., pl. triggermen /-meuhn, -men'/. Informal.
1. a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
2. a bodyguard, esp. of a gangster. Also called trigger.
[1920-25; TRIGGER + MAN1]

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