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

“Even if you’re a master dealmaker, at some point you realize the other side doesn’t want to make a deal,” Michael said Thursday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

But ever the dealmaker, he was working other options.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuban economist Ricardo Torres says that the only dealmaker on the island is Raúl Castro, even at the revolutionary leader's advanced age of 94.

From BBC

The dealmaker is open for business.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of those stars was Scott Barshay, a rainmaking dealmaker Karp lured from Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 2016 after years of persuading.

From The Wall Street Journal