wheeler-dealer

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

/ ˈʰwi lərˈdi lər, ˈwi- /

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noun Informal.

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

Words nearby wheeler-dealer

wheelchair, wheelchair housing, wheel clamp, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer, wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling

How to use wheeler-dealer in a sentence

“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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Then he was returned to the same unit to face his debts; the drug dealer asked for this favor and got it.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr Anderson Wheeler travelled from Tanzania where he works as a big game hunter to give evidence yesterday.
How A British Aristocrat Used Big Game Hunter’s Sperm To Get Pregnant Without His Permission|Tom Sykes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Mail reports that Mr Anderson Wheeler, 34, said: “I found it very harassing and unnerving.”
How A British Aristocrat Used Big Game Hunter’s Sperm To Get Pregnant Without His Permission|Tom Sykes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With childlike confidence he follows the advice of some more or less honest dealer.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Was Sir Hugh Wheeler aware of the proposed marriage, with all the terrible consequences that it heralded?
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He wrote a letter to Sir Hugh Wheeler warning the gallant old general that he might expect to be attacked forthwith.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It is difficult to make, and should be purchased ready prepared from a reliable dealer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A pupil had loaned money to a horse-dealer who lived at No. 715 of a certain street.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)

British Dictionary definitions for wheeler-dealer

wheeler-dealer

noun

informal a person who wheels and deals

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