wirepuller
a person or thing that pulls wires.
a person who uses secret means to direct and control the actions of others, especially for selfish ends; intriguer.
Origin of wirepuller
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How to use wirepuller in a sentence
Yet, though ostensibly free, these local bodies are practically in the power of the political wire-puller, or cacique.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetIn the language of the political wire-puller, it affords them a good "cry" with which to go to the people.
A Critical Examination of Socialism | William Hurrell MallockHe is at court now, working for the king of the ward—assistant chief wire-puller, or something.
Discourses of Keidansky | Bernard G. RichardsPlace, therefore, acted as a most efficient wire-puller, but had no ambition to leave his shop to make speeches on the hustings.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenFrancis Place was the wire-puller, to whose energy was due the abolition of the Conspiracy Laws in 1824.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for wirepuller
/ (ˈwaɪəˌpʊlə) /
mainly US and Canadian a person who uses private or secret influence for his own ends
Derived forms of wirepuller
- wirepulling, noun
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