hired gun
Example Sentences
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Fearful that this news would become public and make him look bad, Lively claims, Baldoni’s team orchestrated a smear campaign against her with the help of a hired gun named Jed Wallace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
Tacopina attacked Carroll's expert as a "hired gun" and attacked Carroll for not going to the police about the alleged attack.
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
But Niemeyer also calls Wildlife Services “the hired gun of the livestock industry.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
She said a crypto-related Super Bowl ad could be okay because the star would be insulated by the understanding the ad is a large enterprise on which they’re just a hired gun.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
