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Hired gun
01
a professional assassin, typically armed and employed to commit murder
Dialect
American
American
Examples
Detectives traced the murder to a hired gun.
He feared the hired gun sent after him.
02
an expert engaged temporarily to handle a specific problem or task within an organization
Examples
The company brought in a hired gun to restructure the failing division.
The CEO called in a hired gun to manage the crisis.
