Wire-puller

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 packers. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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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