hired gun

Noun

Meaning

a professional killer who uses a gun

Source: WordNet

gun torpedo shooter gunslinger gunman hitman hit man gun for hire gunfighter triggerman slayer apache mercer rifleman butcher

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peacekeeper manager dove peacemaker civilian citizen

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liquidator murderer manslayer

As an actor, you're pretty much a hired gun. You are reading other people's words off of a page and doing what they want you to do. Corey Feldman

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