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. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025

Lula is also using COP30 to elevate his global profile and Brazil’s role as a rising international dealmaker. —Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

Trump’s reputation as a dealmaker suggests Comcast may be able to avoid any interference by endearing itself to the president. —Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 30 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

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