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Related topics: Business basics, Politics
ˌwheeler-ˈdealer noun [countableC]
BBPPsomeone who does a lot of complicated, often dishonest deals, especially in business or politics 〔尤指在商业或政治上〕善于投机取巧的人,喜欢玩弄手段的人
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wheeler-dealer• Where Mr Perot has built real companies, Mr Riordan's career has mainly been spent as a wheeler-dealer.• He was now presenting himself as a cynical hard-nosed East End wheeler-dealer.