WHEELER DEALER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wheeler dealer mean? • WHEELER DEALER (noun)
The noun WHEELER DEALER has 1 sense:
1. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
Familiarity information: WHEELER DEALER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WHEELER DEALER (noun)
Meaning:
A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
wheeler dealer; hustler; operator
Hypernyms ("wheeler dealer" is a kind of...):
opportunist; self-seeker (a person who places expediency above principle)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wheeler dealer"):
wire-puller (one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends)
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