WIRE-PULLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wire-puller" is a kind of...):

hustler; operator; wheeler dealer (a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties)

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