dealmaker

[deel-mey-ker]

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.

Other Word Forms

• dealmaking noun

Example Sentences

Durban has become the $110 billion firm’s best-known dealmaker.

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"I think in the international arena he likes to present himself as a dealmaker, in the room, shaking hands."

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Anutin, 58, is a seasoned politician and dealmaker who in the past has made no secret of wanting the top job.

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Others believe the president will meet with Putin and Zelenskyy to fulfill his fantasy of being seen as a great dealmaker, a wartime leader of sorts and perhaps even a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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He rode into office on his illusory reputation as a dealmaker, vowing to settle the wars in Ukraine and Gaza within the first day or the first week or in any case very soon.

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