dealmaker
noun
deal·mak·er
ˈdēl-ˌmā-kər 
plural dealmakers
: someone who is given to or skilled in negotiating deals or agreements : one who makes deals
Her reputation as a hard-driving dealmaker was known to heads of state and corporate CEOs all over the world.—
Johnnie L. Roberts et al.
Johnnie L. Roberts et al.He's a dealmaker, a power broker, a convener of interests—in short, the living definition of the career politician …—Douglas Foster
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This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Trump badly needed a political win as his promise of securing 90 trade deals within 90 days started to ring hollow, questioning his credentials as a dealmaker.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Trump’s team includes skeptics who downplay the China threat, hard-liners who champion Biden-era curbs on investment and technology, and dealmakers (possibly including Trump himself) who dream of a personal détente with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
That failure has frustrated Trump, who sees himself as a dealmaker who can resolve entrenched conflicts through the flexing of American military and economic power.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 8 July 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Trump badly needed a political win as his promise of securing 90 trade deals within 90 days started to ring hollow, questioning his credentials as a dealmaker.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Trump’s team includes skeptics who downplay the China threat, hard-liners who champion Biden-era curbs on investment and technology, and dealmakers (possibly including Trump himself) who dream of a personal détente with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
That failure has frustrated Trump, who sees himself as a dealmaker who can resolve entrenched conflicts through the flexing of American military and economic power.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 8 July 2025
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“Dealmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaker. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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