dealmaker

noun

deal·​mak·​er ˈdēl-ˌmā-kər 

plural dealmakers

: someone who is given to or skilled in negotiating deals or agreements : one who makes deals

Her reputation as a hard-driving dealmaker was known to heads of state and corporate CEOs all over the world.

—Johnnie L. Roberts et al.

He's a dealmaker, a power broker, a convener of interests—in short, the living definition of the career politician …

—Douglas Foster

Examples of dealmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Hollywood Reporter looks at the 25 executives, producers and creatives behind this flashpoint with our second annual list of the 25 top dealmakers and decision-makers north of the border. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

David Rubenstein had left the Carter White House and, finding life as a lobbyist humiliating, teamed up with Bill Conway, a former executive at telecom giant MCI, and Daniel D’Aniello, a dealmaker at Marriott, to launch a buyout firm. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Industrial tycoon Daniel Kretinsky, for example, has turned into one of the most prominent dealmakers in Europe. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

For most of my professional life, I have been called a dealmaker. — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dealmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker