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单词 wire-puller
释义
wire-puller
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wire-puller
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His first impulse was to rush off to Scotland Yard, expose the white-bearded wire-puller in the invalid chair, and claim protection.
Hill, Headon, The Duke Decides(2011)
But now all that was changed, and the personality of Bhagwan Singh's English wire-puller had for him a sinister significance.
Hill, Headon, A Traitor's Wooing(2010)
The celebrated wire-puller, whose name was familiar to every statesman and stock-broker in Europe, had an appearance very unlike his reputation.
Upward, Allen, The International Spy—Being the Sec...(2010)
n one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends
Hyper
hustler, operator, wheeler dealer
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
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