dealmaker
Arranges business agreements
A dealmaker is someone skilled at negotiating and closing agreements, especially in business or politics.
The term often carries connotations of pragmatism and transactional thinking—a dealmaker focuses on getting to yes rather than on principles or ideology: He styled himself a dealmaker, not an ideologue.
The word can be admiring or dismissive depending on context.
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
liaison · facilitator · go-between · conciliation · dialogue · talks · summit · parley
One who starts businesses
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- financierManager of substantial funds
capitalist · investor · venture · startup · merger · acquisition · buyout · takeover
Temporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- mergerCorporate combination
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
federation · syndicate · bloc · network · association · pact · treaty · protocol
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- concessionYielding a point
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
resolution · accord · give-and-take · terms · adjustment · flexibility · sweetener · carve-out
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
intermediary · liaison · facilitator · go-between · conciliation · dialogue · talks · summit · parley · leverage
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- executiveSenior organizational leader
financier · capitalist · investor · venture · startup · merger · acquisition · buyout · takeover · corporate
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- mergerCorporate combination
collaboration · federation · syndicate · bloc · network · association · pact · treaty · protocol · entente
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- concessionYielding a point
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
middle-ground · resolution · accord · give-and-take · terms · adjustment · flexibility · sweetener · carve-out · win-win
- Businesspeopleentrepreneur, executive, CEO, businesswoman, founder
- negotiatorsbargainer, mediator, arbitrator, haggler, compromiser
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, public speaker, speechmaker
- market participantsbuyer, seller, vendor, supplier, consumer
- power brokerspowerbroker, kingpin, kingmakers, puppeteer, kingmaker
- intermediariesmiddleman, middlemen, go-between, go-betweens, brokers
dealmakerdealbreaker
Unacceptable condition that ends talks
obstructionist · saboteur · spoiler · blocker · naysayer
dealmakerspectator
Observer at an event
bystander · observer · onlooker · fence-sitter · wallflower
dealmakerantagonist
One who opposes another
divider · agitator · provocateur · firebrand · polarizer