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hired gun

How many syllables in hired gun?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with hired gun

2 syllables
  • air gun
  • finespun
  • forerun
  • grandson
  • home run
  • inrun
  • outgun
  • popgun
  • rerun
  • six-gun
  • undone
  • blowgun
  • flashgun
  • godson
  • handgun
  • homespun
  • long run
  • outrun
  • pressrun
  • shotgun
  • stepson
  • well-done
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