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dealmaker

UK/ˈdɪəɫˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/

dealmaker noun: one who makes or brokers business or political transactions.

Noun

dealmaker (plural dealmakers)

  1. One who makes or brokers business or political transactions.
    • Near-synonym: broker
    • The longtime Democratic Party loyalist and dealmaker died Nov. 19 at the age of 71.2008 December 2, “Former Philly councilwoman memorialized”, in Philadelphia Inquirer
    Synonyms:
    broker
  2. (uncommon) A factor in a negotiation that tips the balance so as to change the answer from no to yes.

Synonyms of dealmaker

Antonyms

Forms of dealmaker

pluraldealmakers
alternative formdeal-maker

Origin of dealmaker

From deal + maker.

Questions about dealmaker

What does dealmaker mean?
Dealmaker means one who makes or brokers business or political transactions.
What part of speech is dealmaker?
Dealmaker is a noun.
How do you pronounce dealmaker?
Dealmaker is pronounced /ˈdɪəɫˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of dealmaker?
The plural of dealmaker is dealmakers.

Words near dealmaker in the dictionary

  1. deallocations
  2. deallocator
  3. deallocators
  4. dealloyed
  5. dealloying
  6. dealmaker
  7. dealmakers
  8. dealmaking
  9. deals
  10. deals a bad hand
  11. deals a good hand

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