wheeler-dealer
[ hwee-ler-dee-ler, wee- ]
/ ˈʰwi lərˈdi lər, ˈwi- /
noun Informal.
a person who wheels and deals.
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wheeled, wheeler, wheeler, burton kendall, wheeler, joseph, wheeler, william almon, wheeler-dealer, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheelman
Sometimes wheel·er and deal·er.
Origin of wheeler-dealer
First recorded in 1950–55
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Examples from the Web for wheeler-dealer
Chief among the American double agents was Jorgé José Mosquera, an Argentinian wheeler-dealer based in Hamburg.
War’s Most Powerful Weapon: Double Agents from WWII to Al Qaeda|Ben Macintyre|July 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer
noun
informal a person who wheels and deals
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