gun for hire

Noun

Meaning

a professional killer who uses a gun

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

gun-for-hire

Synonyms

mercer gun torpedo shooter mercenary hitter gunslinger gunman hitman soldier of fortune hit man hired gun triggerman

Hypernyms

liquidator murderer manslayer

Examples

Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire. Philip Seymour Hoffman

Close letter words and terms

gun enclosure gun fodder gun for gun fu gun furniture gun grabber