wheeler and dealer
Crafty business operator
A wheeler and dealer is someone skilled at making deals, especially through shrewd negotiation or behind-the-scenes maneuvering.
The term often implies aggressive or slightly unscrupulous business tactics: He's a real wheeler and dealer in the real estate market.
The related noun wheeling and dealing describes such activity.
- moverOne who transports belongings
- big shotInfluential, powerful person
- power brokerInfluential behind-scenes dealmaker
- suitMatched formal garments
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
bargaining · cash · schmoozing · working the room · leader · entrepreneur · go-getter · dealmaker · palm-greasing · unscrupulous · cunning · negotiator · trader · horse-trading · backroom · under the table · hustler · glad-handing
wheeler and dealerbystander
One who observes nearby
wallflower · pushover · spectator · doormat · follower
wheeler and dealerstraight arrow
Honest, principled person
straight shooter · boy scout · honest broker · moralist · idealist
wheeler and dealerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
innocent · naif · ingenue · simple soul · honest broker
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