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hired gun

hired gun [ hrd gún ] (plural hired guns)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. professional killer: a professional killer

2. North America problem-solver: an expert brought in to solve a particularly complex or intractable problem
The law firm brought in a hired gun from New York to handle the cross-examination of the prosecution's genetics expert.

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