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词汇 wheeler-dealer
释义 wheeler-dealer
noun[ C ]
 informal(alsowheelerdealer)uk /ˌwiː.ləˈdiː.lər/ us /ˌwiː.lɚˈdiː.lɚ/
someone who tries to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods, often ones that involve deceiving people or breaking rules:
He worked in the property business for a number of years, acquiring a reputation as a formidable wheeler-dealer.他在房地产行业混了好些年,得了个不好对付、爱耍手腕的名声。
The show features two teenage wheelerdealers in 1960s London.
Related words
wheel and deal
wheeling and dealing
She plays the daughter of a wheeler-dealer who has an eye for a quick buck and a quick beer.
He was widely known here as "Mr. 10 Percent" for his reputation as a backroom wheeler-dealer.
You need to know whether you're dealing with a serious business builder or a wheeler-dealer.
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wheeler dealer | Business English


wheeler dealer
noun[ C ]
 informalukus
COMMERCE
someone who makes clever, complicated, and sometimes dishonest business arrangements:
He was a wheeler dealer who bought and sold items at flea markets.

Examples of wheeler-dealer


wheeler-dealer
How was it possible for this wheeler-dealer outfit to con anyone into thinking that it was reputable, honest and solvent?
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What is particularly objectionable is that much of this is going on in a secret, wheeler-dealer, hole-in-the-corner kind of way.
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The wheeler-dealer was the man of the moment.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The character is portrayed as a wheeler-dealer, involved in various money-making scams.
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Wikipedia

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Those workers have done nothing wrong; they are the victims of wheeler-dealers.
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They have to wait, whether they are short-term, long-term or immediate claimants, or professional wheeler-dealers who try to get as much as possible out of the system.
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Hansard archive

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