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

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

The swing ensured that the Dodgers’ franchise-record-tying 106 regular-season wins wouldn’t be erased with one forgettable night when their hired gun stumbled and the bats were silenced by the Cardinals’ devil magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021

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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.