horsetrader en · NOUN
Etymology
From horse + trader.
Meanings
- (literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
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(broadly, figuratively) One who is skillful in transacting or negotiating of any kind.
The three subordinates on whom President Roosevelt depends to win his Senate victories are Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the bull-voiced, heavy-fisted field commander; Pat Harrison of Mississippi, the shrewd committee and cloakroom horsetrader; and James F. Byrnes of South Carolina.
1937 February 22, “Judiciary: Visibility Poor”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horse trader | alternative | lexicographic | |
| horsetraders | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| horse-trader | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
horsedealing · horsetrading · horsedealer
Translations (8)
nl paardenhandelaar (a person who buys and sells horses) · fr maquignon (a person who buys and sells horses) · pl koniarz (a person who buys and sells horses) · fi hevoskauppias (a person who buys and sells horses) · mk џамбаз (a person who buys and sells horses) · pdt Pieetshendla (a person who buys and sells horses) · de Pferdehändler (a person who buys and sells horses) · sv hästhandlare (a person who buys and sells horses)