horse-traders
Shrewd animal dealers
Horse-traders are people who buy and sell horses, historically at markets and fairs where shrewd bargaining determined prices.
The reputation of horse trading for hard negotiation and occasional deception extends the term to anyone who drives tough bargains or engages in sharp dealing: The bill passed only after horse-traders in the Senate extracted concessions.
Negotiating a lower price
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
- wheelingMoving things on rollers
dealing · bartering · hustlers · opportunists · savvy · canny · sharp · tough
Those who sell merchandise
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- buyersThose who obtain goods
- sellersThose who offer wares
- equineOf the horse family
stockyard · bargaining · livery · stables · farriers · breeders · marketplaces · grooms
Private space for dealings
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
- legislatorsElected law-making officials
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
- pork-barrelSelf-serving legislative spending
patronage · dealmaking · compromisers · power brokers · machine politics · quid pro quo · favors · influence
haggling
Negotiating a lower price
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
wheeling · dealing · bartering · hustlers · opportunists · savvy · canny · sharp · tough · negotiators
dealers
Those who sell merchandise
equine · stockyard · bargaining · livery · stables · farriers · breeders · marketplaces · grooms · paddock
backroom
Private space for dealings
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
- legislatorsElected law-making officials
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
pork-barrel · patronage · dealmaking · compromisers · power brokers · machine politics · quid pro quo · favors · influence · Capitol Hill
horse-traderschain stores
Branded shops, many locations
e-commerce platforms · vending machines · supermarkets · department stores · online marketplaces
horse, trader, horses, horsed, horsing, horsy, horsey, horseman, horsewoman