hired gun
hired gun · hired guns
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A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared…A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of their employer.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of their employer.
(broadly, idiomatic)A person who is employed to advance the interests of their employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.
More definitions
- a professional killer who uses a gun
Forms
plural: hired guns| Singular | hired gun |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsperson employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary:gunfighter
Close in meaning
- a professional killer who uses a gun:gunslingergungun for hiretriggermantorpedoshooter
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmercenaryC2