单词 | hired gun |
释义 | hired gunnoun North American informal 1A hired bodyguard, mercenary, or assassin.I'm not ready to call these guys mercenaries, because I think there's a line between domestic PMCs and mercenaries or hired guns....
2An expert brought in to resolve complex legal or financial problems or to lobby for a cause.The club struggled before a decision was made to bring in hired guns in the quest for an elusive flag....
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