Hired
21hired hand — UK [ˌhaɪə(r)d ˈhænd] / US [ˌhaɪrd ˈhænd] noun [countable] Word forms hired hand : singular hired hand plural hired hands someone who is hired to work on a farm, especially for a short period of time …
22hired gun — noun a professional killer who uses a gun • Syn: ↑gunman, ↑gunslinger, ↑gun, ↑gun for hire, ↑triggerman, ↑hit man, ↑hitman, ↑torpedo, ↑shooter …
23hired man — noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch (Freq. 2) the hired hand fixed the railing a ranch hand • Syn: ↑hired hand, ↑hand • Hypernyms: ↑laborer, ↑manual laborer, ↑ …
24Hired and Fired — Infobox Film name = Hired and Fired image size = caption = director = Bobby Burns Walter Stull producer = Louis Burstein writer = narrator = starring = Walter Stull music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 21 April, 1916… …
25hired gun — Informal. 1. a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer. 2. a person hired to bear arms and fight for another, as a bodyguard or mercenary. 3. a person, as a politician or lobbyist, skilled at attaining power for… …
26HIRED GUNS — Perhaps the most common villain in Westerns is the gunslinger who works for hire, usually at the behest of a wealthy patron who needs to clean out some undesirables. The Wild Bunch (1969) and The Magnificent Seven (1960) represent films in… …
27hired gun — UK [ˌhaɪə(r)d ˈɡʌn] / US [ˌhaɪrd ˈɡʌn] noun [countable] Word forms hired gun : singular hired gun plural hired guns 1) someone who is paid to shoot someone else, or to protect someone by using a gun 2) an expert who is employed to solve a problem …
28hired gun — /ˈhaɪəd gʌn/ (say huyuhd gun) noun 1. US a person who is hired as a gunfighter or professional killer. 2. a person who is hired to defend someone else, as a bodyguard or mercenary. 3. a person who is employed to deal with any opposition to the… …
29hired gun — n. a paid assassin. (Underworld.) □ Bruno is Mr. Big’s hired gun. □ The cops are holding a well known hired gun until they can prepare charges …
30hired man — {n. phr.} A man employed to do jobs every day about a house or farm. * /The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores were not done./ …
