Translations for „wheeler-dealer“ in the English » German Dictionary

wheel·er-deal·er [ˌ(h)wi:ləˈdi:ləʳ, Am -lɚˈdi:lɚ] N pej inf

wheeler-dealer (tricky person)

Schlitzohr nt inf

wheeler-dealer (squeezing money out of people)

Abzocker(in) m (f) sl

wheeler-dealer ECON

[gerissener] Geschäftemacher/[gerissene] Geschäftemacherin

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Inherent in the process was an almost chthonic reprisal of various archetypical roles of masculinity: hunter-gatherer, explorer, liberator, wheeler-dealer, con artist.

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He took to it like a duck to water, honing his skills as a wheeler-dealer over 23 years of service.

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He has a strong wheeler-dealer streak to his personality, a liking for bringing propositions to the council table.

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I was a bit of a wheeler-dealer from a young age.

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Another is a wheeler-dealer, baking pies and selling them to his comrades.

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It turned out that her friend was a 40-year old guy who was a bit of a wheeler-dealer.

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A scruffy, loveable, wheeler-dealer, he was often near to, but never seemingly the cause of, endless mischief.

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But an office psychopath doesn't have to be a slick wheeler-dealer.

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Key is a wheeler-dealer, he sniffs a chance and makes it work.

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This year's system is the most lifelike in the series and realistic transfer bids mean you have to be a real wheeler-dealer.

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