wheeler and dealer

noun

plural wheelers and dealers
: wheeler-dealer

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Everything to know about controversial Donald Trump film The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan As a wheeler and dealer, Cohn covets his power and champions the notion that truth is malleable, embracing his status as an indicted and embattled legal figure. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024 Add in Lionsgate’s $500 million purchase of Hasbro’s Entertainment One film and TV business, and KKR’s $1.62 billion acquisition of Simon & Schuster, and Hollywood’s top wheelers and dealers were kept pretty busy. — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wheeler and dealer was in 1966

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“Wheeler and dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheeler%20and%20dealer. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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