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

Panos was entrepreneurial in the old immigrant sense — a hustler, a dealmaker, a man always looking for the next angle. — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

But while part of being a great dealmaker is knowing when to consolidate, the other part is knowing when to break things up. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Hurdles will likely remain for mid-market dealmakers. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 23 June 2026

Trump regularly regales audiences with his prowess as a dealmaker by recounting conversations he's had with Macron about trade irritants, mimicking Macron's responses in an exaggerated accent. — ABC News, 15 June 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