hired gun

hired gun

noun

Definition of HIRED GUN

: an expert hired to do a specific and often ethically dubious job

Examples of HIRED GUN

1. business executives and the hired guns they pay to polish their images

First Known Use of HIRED GUN

1971

Rhymes with HIRED GUN

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