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.

He's a dealmaker, a power broker, a convener of interests—in short, the living definition of the career politician …

—Douglas Foster

Examples of dealmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity. —Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025

Rutte has publicly backed the peace talks that grew out of Trump’s view of himself as a dealmaker, and have at times raised alarm among others in NATO. —Adam Rasmi, Time, 20 June 2025

The great dealmaker let the Kremlin boss set all the terms. —Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025

Join the world’s most influential dealmakers, financial titans, investors and market movers with over $20 trillion assets under management for high-level conversations on the most critical issues impacting our economy and markets today. —Forbes Membership, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dealmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker