wheeler-dealer

英 [ˌwiːlə ˈdiːlə(r)]

美 [ˌwiːlər ˈdiːlər]

n.  (商界或政界的)工于心计的人，进行复杂交易的人

复数：wheeler-dealers　

牛津词典

noun

• （商界或政界的）工于心计的人，进行复杂交易的人
  a person who does a lot of complicated deals in business or politics, often in a dishonest way

柯林斯词典

• (尤指在商场和政治上)玩弄于腕者，工于心计的人，投机钻营者
  If you refer to someone, especially in business or politics, as awheeler-dealer, you disapprove of the way that they try to succeed or to get what they want, often by dishonest or unfair methods.

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