Synonyms of hired gun

hired gun

noun

as in hit man

Related Words

• hit man
• hatchet man
• polemist
• polemicist
• attack dog
• barracuda
• shark
• mudslinger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hired gun

That would be impressive enough, but don’t forget that year’s edition of the team also had UFA hired guns Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Every four years, ambitious consultants and hired guns sit down with aspiring presidents and sell them a lie. — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Aug. 2023

Anderson has been healthy and active for well over a decade, but the band — which now features Seventies guitarist Steve Howe, Drama-era keyboardist Geoff Downes, and hired guns — refuses to take him back. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023

They are hired guns in one of Manila’s hundreds of troll farms churning out fake content, false narratives and anything else the client wants. — Washington Post, 26 July 2019

The retailer went on to reportedly hire gun control lobbyists in April. — Nadra Nittle, Vox, 17 Dec. 2018

Political opponents and hired guns sling mud and cast aspersions, sometimes concocting things from whole cloth. — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2018