hired gun noun
plural hired guns
plural hired guns
Learner's definition of HIRED GUN
[count] chiefly US
1
: a person who is paid to kill someone雇佣杀手;职业杀手
2
: a person who is hired to do a specific job and especially one that some people consider to be morally wrong受雇做某工作的人(尤指做有些人认为不道德的工作)