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WHEELER-DEALER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Occupation Names (General)
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wheeler-dealer
1, record 1, English, wheeler%2Ddealer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wheeler and dealer 2, record 1, English, wheeler%20and%20dealer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who operates shrewdly and often unscrupulously, as in big business negotiations. 1, record 1, English, - wheeler%2Ddealer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "wheeler-dealer" is considered general vocabulary. 3, record 1, English, - wheeler%2Ddealer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combinard
1, record 1, French, combinard
correct, masculine and feminine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- affairiste 1, record 1, French, affairiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Celui] qui emploie des moyens souvent plus ingénieux qu'honnêtes pour parvenir à ses fins. 1, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combinard : Le féminin est «combinarde». 2, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot «combinard» est du langage courant. 3, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«affairiste» : Homme ou femme d'affaires sans scrupule. 1, record 1, French, - combinard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
«affairiste» : C'est seulement en parlant des affaires qu'on peut remplacer «combinard» par «affairiste». 2, record 1, French, - combinard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Comercio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arribista
1, record 1, Spanish, arribista
proposal, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wheeler-stealer
1, record 2, English, wheeler%2Dstealer
noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shrewd business person skilled at tax evasion. 2, record 2, English, - wheeler%2Dstealer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wheeler-Stealer: You won’t find the hammer and sickle in Hungary any more. But the most successful entrepreneurs are still chisellers by necessity. 1, record 2, English, - wheeler%2Dstealer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This compound word comes from the already existing noun "wheeler-dealer" which refers to a schemer, especially in business or politics. To form the new word "wheeler-stealer", "dealer" is changed to "stealer". 2, record 2, English, - wheeler%2Dstealer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraudeur fiscal
1, record 2, French, fraudeur%20fiscal
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wheeler-dealing
1, record 3, English, wheeler%2Ddealing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colloquialism for the practice of driving bargains according to commercial opportunity and without regard for ethical or moral considerations. A person who acts in this way is a wheeler-dealer. 1, record 3, English, - wheeler%2Ddealing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- affairisme
1, record 3, French, affairisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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