hatchet woman

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He named a hatchet woman, one of his impeachment defense lawyers and the former Florida attorney general, Pam Bondi.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

Sources told the magazine that Brown was known as the "hatchet woman" after she was hired by Valence Media in April 2019.

From Fox News • May 13, 2020

So the Fey version makes it harder to see Palin as an Agnewesque hatchet woman.

From Time Magazine Archive

But now her peculiar combination of roles -- confidant, hatchet woman and business lobbyist -- is proving to be a potential hazard for the Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive