triggerman

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trig′ər mən, -man′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trig•ger•man  (trig′ər mən, -man′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men (-mən, -men′).USA pronunciation [Informal.]
  1. a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
  2. a bodyguard, esp. of a gangster. Also called trigger.
  • trigger + man1 1920–25

'triggerman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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