Trump is a freewheeling wheeler-dealer with own set of reckless rules ... "
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wheeler-dealer
English
Etymology
Noun
wheeler-dealer (plural wheeler-dealers)
1.(informal) A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.
Related terms
wheel and deal
wheeler-dealing
Definition of 'wheel and deal'
Learner: wheel and dealAmerican: wheel and dealEnglish: wheel and dealExample sentences
wheel and deal
Word forms: wheels and deals, wheeling and dealing, wheeled and dealed
intransitive verb
If you say that someone wheels and deals, you mean that they use a lot of different methods and contacts to achieve what they want in business or politics, often in a way which you consider dishonest.
He still wheels and deals around the globe.
wheeling and dealing ; uncountable noun
He hates the wheeling and dealing associated with conventional political life.
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wheel and deal in American
US; pt. & pp.wheeled and dealed
Slang
to behave in an aggressive, flamboyant way, as in arranging business or political deals
wheel
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wheel and deal in British
informal
to be a free agent, esp to advance one's own interests
wheel
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wheel and deal in British
verb (intransitive)
informal
to be a free agent, esp to advance one's own interests
His pocket was not bottomless: he had to wheel and deal like anyone else.
He still wheels and deals around the globe.
a fisherman's son who wheeled and dealed his way to the most senior public position
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Example sentences containing 'wheel and deal'
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His pocket was not bottomless: he had to wheel and deal like anyone else and it was not easy.
Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
Wheel and deal is an American phrase that means to pursue one’s interests zealously, usually in a scheming or unscrupulous manner. Wheel and deal usually applies to pursuits in the business or political world. The origin of the phrase wheel and deal is up for debate, but there are several interesting theories. The first theory attributes the origin to American gambling, the term wheel and deal supposedly describing someone’s ability to run a roulette wheel game or a card game. Another theory attributes the phrase wheel and deal to the automobile industry in the 1930s, when many car dealers proclaimed they were giving wheel deals, or competitive pricing on their inventories. After World War II, the phrase wheel and deal became common. Related terms are wheels and deals, wheeling and dealing, and the noun wheeler-dealer.W
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Source
Definition of wheel and deal from the Collins English Dictionary
Translations
political or commercial schemer
SINCE 1828
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freewheeling
adjective
Examples: freewheeling in a Sentence
Definition of freewheeling
: free and loose in form or manner: such as
a : heedless of social norms or niceties ·the raider style of his freewheeling father
—Garry Wills
b : not repressed or restrained ·freewheeling promiscuity
·a freewheeling competitive spirit
c : not bound by formal rules, procedures, or guidelines ·a freewheeling investigation
d : loose and undisciplined : not defensive ·a freewheeling style of hockey
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freewheelingly
adverb
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Examples of freewheeling in a Sentence
She led a freewheeling life in the city.
James Bond has long been the model of the freewheeling hero who encounters danger and excitement in every corner of the globe.