Wire-puller
Pronunciation : Wire"-pull`er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer. Political wire-pullers and convention packers. Lowell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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