rent-a-mob in English

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        "(informal, derogatory) A group of people who can be summoned to attack a target."
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        {
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          "sense": "rent-a-mob",
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          "word": "bestellbarer Haufen Randalierer"
        }
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      "word": "bestellbarer Haufen Randalierer"
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"rent-a-mob" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms