macher
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of macher
Yiddish, from German, literally: doer
Example Sentences
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His business partner at the agency is the operatically colorful macher Ari Emanuel, and they know more than almost anyone about how to use tabloid ink to boost a client or break a competitor.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2019
At the risk of sounding like a complete ignoramus, I learned several new words and a term which is always fun: macher, shtetl, and work blue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2019
His father, Paul Manafort Sr., was a local Republican macher and mayor of New Britain, Conn. The younger Manafort served in a leadership role with the Young Republicans.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2018
For this generation, a sharp-elbowed macher like Mr. Redstone seems as alien as the original Hollywood bosses who built the world’s most glamorous business on this once-dusty outpost.
From New York Times • May 14, 2016
He stepped down at the standard bishop retirement age of 75 but remained a prolific fundraiser and jet-setting Vatican macher.
From Slate
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