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wheeler-dealers

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plural of wheeler-dealer

Synonyms of wheeler-dealers

as in smoothies, slicks

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for wheeler-dealers

fast-talkers,
slickers,
slicks,
slicksters,
slyboots,
smoothies

adventurers,
foxes
(also fox),
gamesmen,
knaves,
pranksters,
rascals,
rogues

plotters,
schemers,
sneakers,
sneaks

bluffers,
charlatans,
fakers,
fakes,
humbugs,
impostors
(or imposters),
mountebanks,
phonies
(also phoneys),
pretenders,
quacks,
quacksalvers,
ringers,
shams

blacklegs,
cardsharps
(or cardsharpers)

double-crossers,
double-dealers

bilkers,
bilks,
cheaters,
cheats,
chiselers
(or chisellers),
confidence men,
cozeners,
defrauders,
dodgers,
fakirs,
finaglers,
fraudsters
[chiefly British],
hoaxers,
scammers,
scamsters,
sharks,
sharpers,
sharpies,
skinners,
swindlers,
trickers,
tricksters

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“Wheeler-dealers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeler-dealers. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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