wire-puller
- noun
- /ˈwaɪərˌpʌlər/
- Offensive
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titiritero (despectivo)
- In the office, she was a skilled wire-puller, often manipulating her colleagues to get what she wanted.
Examples
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Oh, so the wire-puller is you!
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Everyone knew that he was the wire-puller behind the scenes, orchestrating all the decisions.
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The politician relied on a well-known wire-puller to secure support and endorsements for his campaign.
Synonyms
24
6.2
A person who controls people in a clever or unfair way to get what they want
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
19
8.4
A person who takes advantage of others for their own benefit
9
7.9
A person who secretly controls other people and their actions
1
8.2
A person who secretly controls other people from behind the scenes
1
8.9
A person who secretly plans to trick others for personal gain
1
8.8
A person who uses their contacts to get money or favors for others, often in dishonest ways
A person who secretly controls people from behind the scenes
A person who controls others by charm or tricks
How Manipulative
- Offensive
9
7.9
- Offensive
- Offensive
24
6.2
- Texting
19
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wire-puller starts from a simple image: wire (a thin thread) and puller ('one who pulls'), like someone moving a puppet by its wires. So a wire-puller is a person who secretly 'pulls' or controls the actions of others from behind the scenes.