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单词 wheeler-dealer
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wheeler-dealer

[ hwee-ler-dee-ler, wee- ]
/ ˈʰwi lərˈdi lər, ˈwi- /
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noun Informal.

a person who wheels and deals.
Sometimes wheel·er and deal·er .

Origin of wheeler-dealer

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby wheeler-dealer

wheelchair, wheelchair housing, wheel clamp, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer, wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling
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Example sentences from the Web for wheeler-dealer

  • Chief among the American double agents was Jorgé José Mosquera, an Argentinian wheeler-dealer based in Hamburg.

    War’s Most Powerful Weapon: Double Agents from WWII to Al Qaeda|Ben Macintyre|July 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for wheeler-dealer

wheeler-dealer

noun

informal a person who wheels and deals
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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