wheeler-dealer
[hwee-ler-dee-ler, wee-]
- a person who wheels and deals.
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Sometimes wheel·er and deal·er.
Origin of wheeler-dealer
First recorded in 1950–55
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Contemporary Examples of wheeler-dealer
Chief among the American double agents was Jorgé José Mosquera, an Argentinian wheeler-dealer based in Hamburg.
wheeler-dealer
- informal a person who wheels and deals
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