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.
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
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When the president announced sweeping tariffs last month that threw global markets into a tailspin and strained the U.S.'s trade relationships with its closest allies, Tuberville touted Trump as a brilliant dealmaker.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Range was a company born out of the pandemic, which shut down Hollywood and gave entrepreneurial dealmakers time to confront the existential question: Is this all there is for me?
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 May 2025
An infallible dealmaker, resourceful problem-solver and filmmaker-friendly bon vivant, Ammar has played a pivotal, yet often behind-the-scenes role, in building cultural and cinematic bridges between Europe, the U.S. and the Arab world over the last 50 years.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2025
An informal and anonymous WWD poll of dealmakers at big private equity companies in the consumer space showed that even the experts are still reading the lay of the land.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Range was a company born out of the pandemic, which shut down Hollywood and gave entrepreneurial dealmakers time to confront the existential question: Is this all there is for me?
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 May 2025
An infallible dealmaker, resourceful problem-solver and filmmaker-friendly bon vivant, Ammar has played a pivotal, yet often behind-the-scenes role, in building cultural and cinematic bridges between Europe, the U.S. and the Arab world over the last 50 years.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2025
An informal and anonymous WWD poll of dealmakers at big private equity companies in the consumer space showed that even the experts are still reading the lay of the land.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dealmaker
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“Dealmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaker. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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