hired muscle

noun

Person who is hired or asked to perform tasks or duties requiring physical strength.

“They were often hired muscle during labor strikes.”

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Meanings

nounhired muscle (usually uncountable, plural hired muscles)

plural hired muscles

  1. idiomaticuncountableusuallyPerson who is hired or asked to perform tasks or duties requiring physical strength.

    They were often hired muscle during labor strikes.

    1 more example

    He used a hired muscle to remove the unruly from the audience.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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