- hired gun
- noun Date: 1971 an expert hired to do a specific and often ethically dubious job
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Hired Gun — was a medium sized development team created internally within Microsoft Game Studios, headed by project leader Jo Clowes. The team worked on the port of Halo 2 from it s original Xbox edition, to a new and improved Windows Vista exclusive.The… … Wikipedia
hired gun — UK US noun [C] US INFORMAL ► an expert who is brought into a company or an organization to deal with a particular problem or situation: »Board members installed in the midst of takeover fights are hired guns with a clear agenda. ► a person who is … Financial and business terms
hired gun — hired′ gun′ n. 1) cvb a person hired to kill someone; hit man 2) cvb a person hired to handle difficult problems • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
hired gun — [ ,haırd gʌn ] noun count 1. ) someone who is paid to kill someone 2. ) an expert who is employed to solve a problem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hired gun — noun a professional killer who uses a gun • Syn: ↑gunman, ↑gunslinger, ↑gun, ↑gun for hire, ↑triggerman, ↑hit man, ↑hitman, ↑torpedo, ↑shooter … Useful english dictionary
hired gun — UK [ˌhaɪə(r)d ˈɡʌn] / US [ˌhaɪrd ˈɡʌn] noun [countable] Word forms hired gun : singular hired gun plural hired guns 1) someone who is paid to shoot someone else, or to protect someone by using a gun 2) an expert who is employed to solve a problem … English dictionary
hired gun — /ˈhaɪəd gʌn/ (say huyuhd gun) noun 1. US a person who is hired as a gunfighter or professional killer. 2. a person who is hired to defend someone else, as a bodyguard or mercenary. 3. a person who is employed to deal with any opposition to the… …
hired gun — n. a paid assassin. (Underworld.) □ Bruno is Mr. Big’s hired gun. □ The cops are holding a well known hired gun until they can prepare charges … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hired gun — Informal. 1. a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer. 2. a person hired to bear arms and fight for another, as a bodyguard or mercenary. 3. a person, as a politician or lobbyist, skilled at attaining power for… … Universalium
hired gun — noun N. Amer. informal 1》 a hired bodyguard, mercenary, or assassin. 2》 an expert brought in to resolve legal or financial problems or to lobby for a cause … English new terms dictionary
