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button men

button men is the plural of button man.

Meaning of button man

Noun

button man (plural button men)

  1. (slang) A contract killer; a professional assassin.
    • I was called a "buffoon" in the paper of record, the New York Times, and the Washington Post described me fondly as "Clinton's gunsel," his button man2000, James Carville, Stickin': The Case for Loyalty, page 13

Questions about button men

What is button men the plural of?
Button men is the plural of button man.

Words near button men in the dictionary

  1. button mashed
  2. button masher
  3. button mashers
  4. button mashes
  5. button mashing
  6. button men
  7. button mushroom
  8. button mushrooms
  9. button nose
  10. button noses
  11. button one's lip

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