hired guns

A form of hired gun — A person who is employed as an armed guard, enforcer, or mercenary and who is prepared to use gunplay or similar violent methods in order to assert the interests of their employer.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hired gun
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APA

hired guns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hired%20guns

MLA

“hired guns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hired%20guns. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hired guns,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hired%20guns.

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