dealmaker

American  

[deel-mey-ker] / ˈdilˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who makes a deal or deals, especially in business or politics.

2. an aspect or item that is enticing enough to secure a deal.

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Other Word Forms

• dealmaking noun

Example Sentences

The master dealmaker at work, everybody.

From Slate

“This narrative that I’m not an operator but rather just a dealmaker is untrue,” Baker said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I guess I’m just wondering why you’re the leading dealmaker in the world, and that’s still hanging around,” Mayo said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A decade ago, a successful private-equity dealmaker left his firm to start a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Clients in their 30s will go to bachelor parties and talk about their trusts,” says Justyn Volesko, co-head of the family-office unit of the wealth adviser Cerity Partners, who advised the California dealmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal