wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer · wheeler-dealers
A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulousA shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.
Geschäftemacher, Geschäftemacherin
махина́торmaxinátor
комбіна́торkombinátor
Translations
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Origin
From wheel and deal, equivalent to wheel + -er + deal + -er.From wheel and deal, equivalent to wheel + -er + deal + -er.
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Forms
plural: wheeler-dealersWord family
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