Hired gun

/hˈaɪəd ɡˈʌn/

/hˈaɪɚd ɡˈʌn/

Hired gun

an individual who is paid to do something violent or immoral, particularly killing someone or protecting a powerful person

synonyms : gun

*** an expert who is brought into a company or an organization to deal with a particular problem or situation

Examples

1. I'm just the hired gun.

2. So some hired gun CEOs can do that.

3. Even though he was a hired gun.

4. Pakistan was more like a hired gun.