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triggerman

[trig-er-muhn, -man] / ˈtrɪg ər mən, -ˌmæn /


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In both cases, the admitted triggerman was a barely literate welder Leasure had met at a gun show.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

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

With Stafford as his triggerman, McVay’s offense is more explosive than ever.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2021

Freeman released a statement last month maintaining that Burrell was the triggerman.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2020

Asked to rate his young franchise quarterback’s performance, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio was blunt: “He’s the triggerman of our offense. The offense didn’t get done what we needed to get done.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2017

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, said “It’s not just about the trigger men. It’s also about those who conspired with the triggermen to do this dastardly deed.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

"It's not just about the triggermen," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023

Prosecuting Attorney Richard Sprague has labored relentlessly those same years, winning the convictions of three triggermen and four co-conspirators and working his way up to the suspected mastermind of the plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

"He was not intending to say that we had identified the actual triggermen," a spokesman explained.

From Time Magazine Archive


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