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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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, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump, the dealmaker, surely understands that his friendships abroad are only as good as their ability to advance America’s goals of a peaceful and prosperous international order.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
This could be a political master stroke: a chance to appear like a savvy dealmaker above the swampy beltway fray, while keeping the back pocket option to withhold or rescind agreed-to funding later.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Mills enters the race at a strange moment — the government has been shut down for two weeks and Collins is among the aspiring dealmakers trying to figure out how to reopen it.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump, the dealmaker, surely understands that his friendships abroad are only as good as their ability to advance America’s goals of a peaceful and prosperous international order.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
This could be a political master stroke: a chance to appear like a savvy dealmaker above the swampy beltway fray, while keeping the back pocket option to withhold or rescind agreed-to funding later.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Mills enters the race at a strange moment — the government has been shut down for two weeks and Collins is among the aspiring dealmakers trying to figure out how to reopen it.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Dealmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaker. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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