Definition of hired gun

hired gun

noun

a person hired for their expertise.

Citation from "CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics", Popular Mechanics, Brad Reagan, August 2009 issue censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: an expert, a fan.
Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 27 2009.
an employee under contract rather than permanent employment.
- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
a mercenary.
Last edited on Nov 10 2011. Submitted by Slaag Master from Salt Lake City, UT, USA on Jan 23 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'an expert, a fan':
wizard	Definitions include: used with a subject matter to refer to a person with deep, expert knowledge of that subject matter.
wonk	Definitions include: an expert.
fanzine	Definitions include: a fan-produced magazine for other fans (of a music band, etc.)
Goopert	Definitions include: an expert at searching Google.
hacker	Definitions include: while "hacker" originally had positive connotations, it has since come to refer to individuals who sometimes use computers with malicious intent.
Avatard	Definitions include: a fan of the movie Avatar.
brony	Definitions include: a male fan of the cartoon show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
fanboy	Definitions include: a male fan devoted to a particular thing.
Biebtard	Definitions include: a fan of Justin Bieber.
sexpert	Definitions include: a person who is sexually talented.
nutty	Definitions include: crazy.
guru	Definitions include: an expert.
guy	Definitions include: an expert or person one goes to for advice or a paid specialist in a given field.
fanboi	Definitions include: alternate spelling of "fanboy".
ninja	Definitions include: to do something stealthy or to move stealthily, possibly involving theft or deception.
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Other terms relating to 'business (related to)':
WFH	Definitions include: acronym for "work from home" or "working from home".
outfit	Definitions include: an organization.
safety meeting	Definitions include: a break in the workday when employees gather to ingest drugs.
spec	Definitions include: "specification".
hook up	Definitions include: a person who provides illegal drugs.
acqui-hire	Definitions include: the acquisition of one company by another, for the purpose of acquiring the employees more so than other aspects of the company's business.
*fck the dog**	Definitions include: to do nothing of value.
low-hanging fruit	Definitions include: of an entire task, the easy portions.
topless meeting	Definitions include: According to Oxford University Press Blog:
ic	Definitions include: "I see".
walk	Definitions include: to go free from a criminal charge.
ABC	Definitions include: acronym for "another bloody cathedral" or "another bloody church".
cow orker	Definitions include: "co-worker".
take vertical	Definitions include: to take something vertical, i.e. to upper management.
bio break	Definitions include: a bathroom break.
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Other terms relating to 'gun':
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
belly gun	Definitions include: a small, close range, snubnosed revolver, typically of a powerful caliber.
big gun	Definitions include: a powerful person.
Buy a gun	Definitions include: a comical mocking expression in the military and police when a trainee seems hopeless at hand to hand fighting.
eat (one's) gun	Definitions include: to commit suicide via a gunshot to the roof of one's mouth.
fight a war with BB guns	Definitions include: to perform a task in which the resources to complete it are woefully inadequate.
go great guns	Definitions include: to be successful.
gun	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "sick"; "wicked".
gun for	Definitions include: to attempt to reach a goal.
gun it	Definitions include: to accelerate, especially in an automobile.
guns	Definitions include: biceps.
gun shy	Definitions include: frightened.
son of a gun	Definitions include: friendly greeting, especially after not having seen someone in a long time.
swag	Definitions include: promotional material.
under the gun	Definitions include: under pressure.
Other terms relating to 'hire':
acqui-hire	Definitions include: the acquisition of one company by another, for the purpose of acquiring the employees more so than other aspects of the company's business.