wirepuller
Americannoun
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a person or thing that pulls wires.
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a person who uses secret means to direct and control the actions of others, especially for selfish ends; intriguer.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of wirepuller
1825–30, wire + puller ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He is seen to be a cold-blooded international tycoon and wirepuller, whose “digger” image is wholly cynical and whose global ruthlessness is a matter for shame.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 29, 2011
The sovereigns whose wirepuller he was were constitutional, and themselves exercised practically very little influence on the course of events.
From Lectures and Essays by Goldwin Smith
I have never done anything; I have never been a doer, a canvasser, a wirepuller, a manager, in the ordinary sense of these words.
From My Autobiography A Fragment by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
He was known as a "wirepuller," and the other wire-pullers of his party used to meet in his office and discuss matters.
From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor
Occupation in peace, with a reduced establishment, was not easy to get, and his brother, an inveterate wirepuller, must needs know to whose favor Nelson owed it.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
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