wheeler-dealer
[ hwee-ler-dee-ler, wee- ]
/ ˈʰwi lərˈdi lər, ˈwi- /
noun Informal.
a person who wheels and deals.
Sometimes
wheel·er and deal·er.
Origin of wheeler-dealer
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby wheeler-dealer
wheelbase,
wheelchair,
wheelchair housing,
wheeled,
wheeler,
wheeler-dealer,
wheelhouse,
wheelie,
wheelie bin,
wheeling,
wheelman
Example sentences from the Web for wheeler-dealer
Chief among the American double agents was Jorgé José Mosquera, an Argentinian wheeler-dealer based in Hamburg.
War’s Most Powerful Weapon: Double Agents from WWII to Al Qaeda |Ben Macintyre |July 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer
noun
informal
a person who wheels and deals