hired gun

hired gun (hrd)

n. Slang

1. One, especially a professional killer, who is hired to kill another person.

2. One hired to fight for or protect another.

3. One who is proficient at obtaining power for others.

4. One with special knowledge or expertise, as in business, law, or government, who is hired to resolve particularly difficult or complex problems.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hired gun - a professional killer who uses a gun gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hit man, hitman, torpedo, triggerman, gun, shooter liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

Translations

hired gun

n → gedungener Mörder, bezahlter Killer (inf)