ˈtrigger ˌman BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal
a person who shoots another person, especially when they do this for someone else:
Even if the trigger men are caught, those who ordered the killing escape punishment.
ˈtrigger ˌman BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal
a person who shoots another person, especially when they do this for someone else:
Even if the trigger men are caught, those who ordered the killing escape punishment.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012