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button man
n. A contract killer; a professional assassin.
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Button man
Button man may refer to:
- Button man, another name for a hit-man
- Button Man, a story that has appeared in the comics anthology 2000 AD
Usage examples of "button man".
Not that she resented my pretending to be a button man, and not that she blamed me for what had happened to her aunt.
After all, he was away free and clear largely because hed set up the aircar pilot to play button man.
Clemenza had several times spoken to the Don about better rewards for the all-important button man who was first in the front line when trouble arose, but the Don had put him off.