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Rarehired gun
The correct spelling is hired gun.
How to pronounce hired gun
noun
Say it like: Hir-ed -gun
The correct spelling is hired gun. A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her e…
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Definition
noun
- 1.A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of his or her employer.
- 2.(by extension) A person who is employed to advance the interests of his or her employer, especially in a vigorous manner using such methods as political lobbying, legal advocacy, or persuasion.
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