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dealmaker

noun
/ˈdɪəɫˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From deal + maker.

  1. inherited from maker
  2. compounded as dealmaker — “deal + maker”

Definitions

  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.

  2. A factor in a negotiation that tips the balance so as to change the answer from no to yes.

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