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

This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity. —Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

Shrewd dealmaker Anutin has been a mainstay in Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, positioning his Bhumjaithai party strategically between warring elites embroiled in an intractable power struggle and guaranteeing its place in a succession of coalition governments. —Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

The company’s dealmakers felt it. —Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Regardless, Trump is advantaged by his reputation for being a dealmaker, underpinned by his book The Art of the Deal, and general trust in his economic management. —Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025

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