wheeler-dealer

[ hwee-ler-dee-ler, wee- ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person who wheels and deals.

wheeler-dealer

noun

1. informal.
   a person who wheels and deals

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheeler-dealer¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

This has given Cuccinelli plenty of ammunition to attack him as an unsavory wheeler-dealer.

From The Daily Beast

As a matter of fact, I have to say there are much more wheeler-dealer in China.

From The Daily Beast

Chief among the American double agents was Jorgé José Mosquera, an Argentinian wheeler-dealer based in Hamburg.

From The Daily Beast