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wheeler-dealer

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wheel⋅er-deal⋅er

[hwee-ler-dee-ler, wee-]
–noun Informal.
a person who wheels and deals.
Also, wheeler and dealer.


Origin:
1950–55
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wheel·er-deal·er   (hwē'lər-dē'lər, wē'-)
n.   Informal
One who advances one's own interests by canny, aggressive, or unscrupulous behavior.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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wheeler-dealer

  1. n.
    someone who bargains aggressively. (See also wheel and deal.) : Who's the wheeler-dealer who set up this deal?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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