- 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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wire-puller
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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 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 — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
