wire puller

wire puller
Synonyms and related words:
Machiavellian, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence, behind-the-scenes operator, big wheel, calculator, coconspirator, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, counterplotter, court, eminence grise, exploiter, finagler, five-percenter, fixer, four-percenter, friend at court, gamesman, good influence, gray eminence, heavyweight, hidden hand, influence, influence peddler, influencer, ingroup, intrigant, intriguer, key, kingmaker, lobby, lobbyist, logroller, lords of creation, machinator, man of influence, maneuverer, manipulator, open sesame, operator, opportunist, plotter, pork-barrel politician, power broker, powers that be, pressure group, schemer, sinister influence, special interests, special-interest group, strategist, tactician, the Establishment, very important person, wheeler-dealer

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  • Wire-puller — wirepuller wirepuller, Wire puller Wire pull er, n. One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends; an intriguer. [1913 Webster] Political wire pullers and convention… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wire-puller — noun Bill got a ticket for speeding, but his father is a wire puller and got it fixed. See: pull wires and wire pulling …   Словарь американских идиом

  • wire-puller — noun Date: 1825 one who uses secret or underhanded means to influence the acts of a person or organization • wire pulling noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wire-puller — one who makes decisions, one who leads and directs others …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wire-puller — n. Tactician, manaeuvrer, diplomatist, adroit manager, pipe layer …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • wire-puller — noun one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends • Hypernyms: ↑hustler, ↑wheeler dealer, ↑operator …   Useful english dictionary

  • Puller — may refer to these fishes:* Several species in the genus Chromis * One spot puller or brown puller, Atypichthys latus * Reticulated puller, Dascyllus reticulatus * Spiny tail puller, Acanthochromis polyacanthus * White spot puller, Dascyllus… …   Wikipedia

  • wire-pulling — noun It took some wire pulling to get the mayor to come to the party. See: wire puller and pull wires …   Словарь американских идиом

  • wire-pull — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from wire puller : to pull wires knows how to wire pull and intrigue P.L.Ford …   Useful english dictionary

  • wire-pulling — noun see wire puller …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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