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hired muscle

hired muscle noun: person who is hired or asked to perform tasks or duties requiring physical strength.

Noun

hired muscle (usually uncountable, plural hired muscles)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) Person who is hired or asked to perform tasks or duties requiring physical strength.
    • He used a hired muscle to remove the unruly from the audience.
    • They were often hired muscle during labor strikes.

Forms of hired muscle

pluralhired muscles

Questions about hired muscle

What does hired muscle mean?
Hired muscle means person who is hired or asked to perform tasks or duties requiring physical strength.
What part of speech is hired muscle?
Hired muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of hired muscle?
The plural of hired muscle is hired muscles.

Words near hired muscle in the dictionary

  1. hired
  2. hired gun
  3. hired guns
  4. hired hand
  5. hired hands
  6. hired muscle
  7. hired muscles
  8. hired out
  9. hiree
  10. hirees
  11. hireless

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