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wheeler-dealer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Business basics, Politics
ˌwheeler-ˈdealer noun [countable]  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-dealerWhere 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.
ˌwheeler-ˈdealer nounChineseSyllable
someone Corpus a complicated, does of deals, often dishonest who lot


wheeler-dealer
ˌwheeler-ˈdealer noun [countable]
someone who does a lot of complicated, often dishonest deals, especially in business or politics


wheeler-dealerBrE /ˌwiːlə ˈdiːlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwiːlər ˈdiːlər/ 🔊 noun (informal) a person who does a lot of complicated deals in business or politics, often in a dishonest way (商界或政界的)工于心计的人,进行复杂交易的人