"chainsaw consultant" meaning in English

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Noun

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, derogatory) A consultant whose job is to assist in downsizing a workplace. Tags: derogatory, slang Related terms: chopping block, hatchet man, take an axe to
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