hired gun
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Tacopina attacked Carroll's expert as a "hired gun" and attacked Carroll for not going to the police about the alleged attack.
From Salon • May 9, 2023
But Niemeyer also calls Wildlife Services “the hired gun of the livestock industry.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023
The early returns for the Eagles’ two hired gun run stuffers signed off the street last week — Linval Joseph and Ndamukong Suh — were quite strong in Philadelphia’s win over the Indianapolis Colts.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022
The swing ensured that the Dodgers’ franchise-record-tying 106 regular-season wins wouldn’t be erased with one forgettable night when their hired gun stumbled and the bats were silenced by the Cardinals’ devil magic.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.