macher
noun
mach·er ˈmä-ḵər 
plural machers
: a powerful, influential person
His business partner at the agency is the operatically colorful macher Ari Emanuel, and they know more than almost anyone about how to use tabloid ink to boost a client or break a competitor.
Amy Chozick
Amy ChozickBorn in 1948, I am part of the baby boomer generation, and while I was not a macher, I played a role, albeit a small one, in both my Orthodox community and the broader American Jewish world. Joseph R. Rackman
Joseph R. Rackman
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Yiddish makher "influential person, fixer," literally, "maker," going back to Middle High German macher "maker, creator," from machen "to make, do" (going back to Old High German mahhōn) + -er -er entry 2 — more at make entry 1
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above