A "copycat" crook who is employed by a suspect in a recent crime to discreetly (i.e., without being recognized or caught) commit one or more similar crimes in the area while the suspect is in custody, thereby "proving" that the suspect isn't the one guilty of the "original" crime, since more crimes of the same type are being committed while he himself is out of circulation and thus could not possibly have committed them.
Being a hired vindicator might have its advantages, but it can also backfire, in that crimes committed by others can be falsely pinned on you. For example, Person A commits a burglary, and then sometime later is arrested and detained as a possible suspect, despite his professing his innocence. Person A's cronies then hastily scatter around and hire Person B to commit a string of additional burglaries in Person A's local area in an effort to draw suspicion off of Person A. But then one or more other local crooks commit subsequent burglaries in the same general vicinity, and so if Person B is eventually apprehended, he will likely be suspected of **all** of the burglaries, including the ones committed by these "new" criminals.
by QuacksO June 06, 2018
Someone who does not claim the spotlight yet is always a vital part of a wildly popular show, company or project.
Patricia became known as a the company's primary curtain hire after making several critical moves and refusing to accept public recognition when she increased company revenues by 50 percent.
by Mara Ann Carr Mae July 27, 2017
by Falcoriano_Reeves January 26, 2024
An unqualified person you only hired because they are your relative, an in-law, a frat brother, or are the child of a business partner.
by cb757 February 06, 2025
Hym "AND! I knew you would use DEI hire to invalidate or undermine everything else I said! That was on MY bingo card! That IIIIIIS... Hilarious!"
by Hym Iam July 12, 2024