hired gun
Example Sentences
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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
Once a hired gun for hard rock, soft rock and every genre in between, Pierce can show you how to dial in the perfect situational tone.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2021
A retired judge and a hired gun try to track down a small-time con man who’s posing as a priest in a Colombian town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2019
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele