"chainsaw consultant" meaning in All languages combined

See chainsaw consultant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chainsaw consultant.wav Forms: chainsaw consultants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chainsaw consultant (plural chainsaw consultants)
  1. (slang, somewhat derogatory) A consultant whose job is to assist in downsizing a workplace. Tags: derogatory, slang Related terms: hatchet man
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