wheeler-dealer

(hwē'lər-dē'lər, wē'-)
n. Informal
One who advances one's own interests by canny, aggressive, or unscrupulous behavior.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (informal) a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
  Synonyms: hustler, operator

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dreven forretningsmand, person, der er om sig, dreven taktiker

Nederlands (Dutch)
handelaar, sjoemelaar

Français (French)
n. - magouilleur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mauschler, Geschäftemacher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κομπιναδόρος, δολοπλόκος, μηχανορράφος

Italiano (Italian)
imbroglione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - político que vive de ostentação (m)

Русский (Russian)
заправила, махинатор

Español (Spanish)
n. - trapichero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - profitsökare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
追求利益的人, 独断独行者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 追求利益的人, 獨斷獨行者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 활동가, 책략가

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 向きを変える, すべるように走る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذكي, ثاقب الفكر, داهيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוחר ממולח, עושה סחר-מכר‬

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