horsetrader
horsetrader noun: a person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
Noun
horsetrader (plural horsetraders)
- A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
- One who is skillful in transacting or negotiating of any kind.
- The three subordinates on whom President Roosevelt depends to win his Senate victories are Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the bull-voiced, heavy-fisted field commander; Pat Harrison of Mississippi, the shrewd committee and cloakroom horsetrader; and James F. Byrnes of South...1937 February 22, “Judiciary: Visibility Poor”, in Time
Forms of horsetrader
| plural | horsetraders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | horse trader |
| alternative form | horse-trader |
Origin of horsetrader
From horse + trader.
Questions about horsetrader
- What does horsetrader mean?
- Horsetrader means a person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
- What part of speech is horsetrader?
- Horsetrader is a noun.
- What is the plural of horsetrader?
- The plural of horsetrader is horsetraders.
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