English Explanatory Dictionary

wheeler-dealer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.

Word forms

wheeler-dealer wheeler-dealers wheeler dealer wheelerdealer

Etymology

From wheel and deal, equivalent to wheel + -er + deal + -er.

Related words

wheel and deal wheeler-dealing
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