Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"Trigger Man"
German translation:
Profikiller, Auftragskiller
Added to glossary by
Johanna Timm, PhD
Jan 21, 2007 01:31
17 yrs ago
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English term
Works in: English
"Trigger Man"
English to German
Art/Literary
Journalism
Trigger Man. A Trigger Man in American usage refers to a criminal who as part of a gang or group was the one who fired the weapon in the commission of a crime. I need this translated into German. I got a nice response from someone, but I believe I filled in the form incorrectly. I simply need an accurate translation of the term "Trigger Man" from English to German. Thank you kindly.
Proposed translations
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Jan 21, 2007 01:49: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "\"Trigger Man\" English to German please." to "\"Trigger Man\" "
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
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Native in: German (Variants: Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
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Profikiller, Auftragskiller
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Peer comment(s):
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Andreas Kobell
: "Auftragskiller" fits best IMHO, as it also implies that the Trigger Man did not act on his own intention but was paid and ordered to kill, e.g. by the gang boss.
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Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.
: 'Auftragskiller' if you want to emphasize that the murderer acted in execution of a paid job, 'Todesschütze' if you simply want to focus on the person giving off the lethal shot without focusing on whether or not it was as part of a paid job.
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traintrans (X)
: 'Auftragskiller' as it says 'in the commission of the crime'
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Jonathan MacKerron
: that would be "contract killer"
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Klaus Urban
: mit Andreas
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Sandra Becker
: These people usually work on their own, Peadar is looking for the gang member that fired...
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Friedrich Reinold
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Engineering Master's Degree (Dipl.-Ing.)
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German
English term (edited):
Trigger Man
Todesschütze
If you are referring particularly to the member of a gang group firing the shot that killed the victim, I would say "Todesschütze". in a newspaper article.
"Profikiller" is more the general term of a professional assassin.
"Profikiller" is more the general term of a professional assassin.
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casper (X)
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Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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der Vollstrecker
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Peer comment(s):
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Sabine Wulf
: Der Spieler versucht als "TriggerMan", dem härtesten Mob-Vollstrecker der Unterwelt, zu verhindern, dass das Familienoberhaupt von einer rivalisierenden ...
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Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.
Spain
Spain
Native in German
Specializes in field
Spain
Words th@t work
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German, Catalan to German, and 1 more.
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English term (edited):
Trigger Man
Mann ab Abzug
This would be the closest neutral translation and simply refers to the person physically pulling the trigger.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-01-21 12:19:37 GMT)
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My suggestion must must read "Mann am Abzug". Sorry for the typo.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-01-21 12:19:37 GMT)
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My suggestion must must read "Mann am Abzug". Sorry for the typo.
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'Der Mann mit der Waffe'
in Anführungszeichen. Oder einfach der Schütze - ob jemand dabei zu Tode gekommen ist, ist ja gar nicht gesagt. http://www.tonymedina.de/alive_medina.htm
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