wangler
Devious deal-maker
A wangler is someone who obtains things through clever manipulation or persuasion rather than straightforward means.
The word carries a whiff of craftiness—wanglers work around obstacles, bend rules, or talk their way into what they want: He's a wangler who always gets the best parking spot.
Related to the verb wrangle in its sense of maneuvering.
One who controls cunningly
- conniverOne who schemes secretly
- finaglerOne who manipulates craftily
- operatorOne who works machinery
- wheeler-dealerAggressive, scheming dealmaker
trickster · plotter · strategist · maneuverer · intriguer · machinator · deceiver · mastermind
manipulator
One who controls cunningly
wheeler-dealer · trickster · plotter · strategist · maneuverer · intriguer · machinator · deceiver · mastermind · tactician
sly
Cleverly deceptive
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
wily · guileful · artful · slick · foxy · tricky · clever · calculating · sneaky · underhanded
wrangler
Livestock handler on ranches
roundup · lasso · corral · saddle · cattle · steer · chaps · spurs · buckaroo · drover
wanglerhonest broker
Impartial third-party negotiator
straight shooter · earner · straight arrow · hard worker · striver