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button man 

Hit-man or mafia soldier. Button men usually do the dirty work/muscle work for their mob bosses.

For numerous reasons, button men have very limited direct contact with the mob bosses/family heads- there are usually buffers between the button men and their bosses.
I'm a button man...When the boss says to push a button on a guy, I push a button...
button man by Carson Pumper June 7, 2006
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button man 

n., a low-ranking member of an organized crime syndicate
The Don's territory is patrolled by hundreds of armed button men.
button man by TaintedMustard December 2, 2004

button man 

skilled button finder who is a man
button man by lykanth March 18, 2020

button man 

An IT professional who is tasked with implementing a project design in a computer system but is not in charge of the overall project. “Button man” in this context is a literal reference to the pushing of buttons.
When asked about project specifics, such as a go-live date, training plan, or even general purpose of a particular project, the typical response would be “Don’t ask me; I’m just the button man.”
button man by DarylTUBA July 12, 2021

buttonman 

a low ranking criminal of a low profile underground organization.
life is a BUTTonMAN; it can LEAPPPPP off your sraightjacket at ANY time!

Buttomanation 

Did the homeless man just say buttomanation!?
Jay : yea I think he meant he was running backwards .

Eternity leave 

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023
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