deal-maker
Closes business agreements
A deal-maker is someone skilled at negotiating agreements, especially in business or politics.
The term suggests pragmatism and willingness to compromise to get things done: She's known as a deal-maker who can bring opposing sides together.
Deal-maker often carries positive connotations of effectiveness, though it can imply someone more interested in closing than in principles.
One who negotiates deals
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
diplomat · emissary · liaison · representative · arbiter · conciliator · peacemaker · go-between
One who starts businesses
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- investorOne who allocates capital
financier · capitalist · merger · acquisition · venture · partnership · corporate · startup
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- timingArt of choosing moments
brinkmanship · concession · trade-off · give-and-take · walkaway · counteroffer · sweetener · hardball
Magnetic personal appeal
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- influencePower to affect others
- charmAttractive personal quality
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
silver-tongued · smooth-talker · convincing · persuasive · rhetoric · assertiveness · compelling · negotiating
Final stage of something
- agreementShared position between parties
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- signedWrote one's name on
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
win-win · breakthrough · landmark · blockbuster · record-breaking · lucrative · profitable · milestone
bargainer
One who negotiates deals
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
envoy · diplomat · emissary · liaison · representative · arbiter · conciliator · peacemaker · go-between · middleman
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
investor · financier · capitalist · merger · acquisition · venture · partnership · corporate · startup · transaction
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- positioningArranging in specific locations
timing · brinkmanship · concession · trade-off · give-and-take · walkaway · counteroffer · sweetener · hardball · deadline
charisma
Magnetic personal appeal
rapport · silver-tongued · smooth-talker · convincing · persuasive · rhetoric · assertiveness · compelling · negotiating · trust-building
closing
Final stage of something
- agreementShared position between parties
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- signedWrote one's name on
sealed · win-win · breakthrough · landmark · blockbuster · record-breaking · lucrative · profitable · milestone · coup
- negotiatorsnegotiator, bargainer, dealmaker, mediator, arbitrator
deal-makersaboteur
One who deliberately undermines
obstructionist · spoiler · blocker · wrecker · disruptor
deal-makerdivider
Thing that partitions
antagonist · provocateur · agitator · polarizer · rabble-rouser
deal-makerdestroyer
One that ruins completely
wrecker · demolisher · underminer · disruptor · destabilizer
make, deal, maker, making, dealer, dealing, dealt, deals, dealership