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Definition of Gun for hire
1. Noun. A professional killer who uses a gun.
Exact synonyms: Gun, Gunman, Gunslinger, Hired Gun, Hit Man, Hitman, Shooter, Torpedo, Triggerman
Generic synonyms: Liquidator, Manslayer, Murderer
Derivative terms: Gun, Shoot
Generic synonyms: Liquidator, Manslayer, Murderer
Derivative terms: Gun, Shoot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gun For Hire
Literary usage of Gun for hire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. When the Lights Go Out, and Never Come Back On: Nuclear Terrorism in America by Bruce Hoffman, United States Dept. of Energy, Rand Corporation (1987)
"The state-sponsored terrorist does not have to be a rabid idei religious zealot,
but can be an independent "gun-for-hire," ..."
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