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Recent Examples of wheeler-dealer
Nelson is a Willy Loman, a failing wheeler-dealer and big talker with no game to back him up.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Imagine what a shrewd, wheeler-dealer type could do with the Pirates.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The picture these witnesses painted of Combs gels with previous depictions of the rap mogul as a hot-blooded, win-at-all-costs wheeler-dealer, which until now had lived mostly in the realm of rumor.
—Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 3 July 2025
John Richard Simplot was a real wheeler-dealer, one of the last of the old-school American entrepreneurs.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
Roseman, grounded in salary cap machinations, negotiations and analytics, is a wheeler-dealer deluxe.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Michele Jackson More than six decades ago, New Yorker writer John Bainbridge spent nine months in the newly wealthy, fast-growing state of Texas, studying and schmoozing with its wheeler-dealers, oilmen, and bankers.
—The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Delon was perfectly cast as a wheeler-dealer stockbroker who becomes involved with Vitti’s character but is unwilling and unable to satisfy her emotional needs.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
Indeed, her self-branding as a wheeler-dealer is yet another step in her savvy journey up the industry ladder.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Imagine what a shrewd, wheeler-dealer type could do with the Pirates.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The picture these witnesses painted of Combs gels with previous depictions of the rap mogul as a hot-blooded, win-at-all-costs wheeler-dealer, which until now had lived mostly in the realm of rumor.
—Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 3 July 2025
John Richard Simplot was a real wheeler-dealer, one of the last of the old-school American entrepreneurs.
—Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
Roseman, grounded in salary cap machinations, negotiations and analytics, is a wheeler-dealer deluxe.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Michele Jackson More than six decades ago, New Yorker writer John Bainbridge spent nine months in the newly wealthy, fast-growing state of Texas, studying and schmoozing with its wheeler-dealers, oilmen, and bankers.
—The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Delon was perfectly cast as a wheeler-dealer stockbroker who becomes involved with Vitti’s character but is unwilling and unable to satisfy her emotional needs.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
Indeed, her self-branding as a wheeler-dealer is yet another step in her savvy journey up the industry ladder.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeler-dealer
Noun
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Anyone from a Hollywood Goth to a streetwear enthusiast to your average Hollywood slickster looking for something streamlined and stylish will find something here.—
Max Berlinger,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2022
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The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.—
Jeremy Harriot,
The Root,
1 Sep. 2017
Noun
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Layups for the quarterback Roman did not do enough as a schemer and play caller to provide easy completions for Herbert.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Also in the mix were Dogbert, a maniacal schemer, and Catbert, the ruthless head of HR.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Also featured: a scene in which Parsons, a gamesman who actually brought his own Connect Four board to Southern California training camp, faces backup quarterback Ben DiNucci in a chess match.—
Jori Epstein,
USA TODAY,
18 Aug. 2021
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Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2019
Noun
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Human beings are motivated by virtue (knights) or rigid self-interest (knaves), or are passive victims of their circumstances (pawns).—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Schumer must keep his caucus together to stop the rogue army that’s taking away our freedom.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Most people think listing on the open market is the only way to sell a house, but a rogue real estate investor in the Upper Midwest is changing that perception.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nothing was trapped at the time, but that wasn't the case earlier this week when a wild fox was seen caught in its noose.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Approaching within 30 feet of the mound the fox had been on, Junior saw nothing.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Nov. 2025
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During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Wheeler-dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeler-dealer. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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