A wheeler-dealer is a person who is always making deals — buying, selling, arranging, doing favours, putting people together and taking a cut. The word says three things at once: that there are a lot of deals, that the deals are complicated and hard to follow, and that the person is probably bending the rules somewhere.

A wheeler-dealerwheeler-dealer is a person who is always making deals是那種一直在談交易的人 — buying, selling, arranging, doing favours, putting people together and taking a cut買進、賣出、安排、幫忙、牽線，然後從中抽一手. The word這個字 says three things at once同時說了三件事: that there are a lot of deals交易很多, that the deals are complicated and hard to follow交易很複雜、不容易搞懂, and that the person is probably bending the rules somewhere而且這個人大概在某個地方鑽了規則的漏洞

It is used most about business people, property agents, sports agents and politicians. The feeling is mostly negative, but not always strongly so — English speakers often say it with half a smile, the way you might describe a clever uncle who somehow always gets a good price.

It它 is used most about用得最多的是 business people, property agents, sports agents and politicians商人、房仲、體育經紀人和政治人物. The feeling is mostly negative語氣大多偏負面, but not always strongly so但不一定很強烈 — English speakers often say it with half a smile英語使用者常常帶著半笑意這麼說, the way you might describe a clever uncle who somehow always gets a good price就像你形容一個總是能拿到好價錢的精明叔叔那樣

It is fairly informal, and a little old-fashioned; it belongs to newspapers and spoken English, not to formal writing. It is spelled with a hyphen, and the plural is wheeler-dealers. The activity is wheeler-dealing, and there is also a verb phrase "wheel and deal" — "He spent thirty years wheeling and dealing in Hong Kong." If you want to say someone makes many honest deals, don't use this word; say "a very good negotiator" or "a busy businessman" instead.

It它 is fairly informal, and a little old-fashioned算蠻口語的，而且有點過時; it belongs to newspapers and spoken English, not to formal writing用在報紙和口語裡，不是正式寫作. It它 is spelled with a hyphen拼法中間有連字號, and the plural is wheeler-dealers複數是 wheeler-dealers. The activity is wheeler-dealing這個行為叫 wheeler-dealing, and there is also a verb phrase而且也有一個動詞片語「wheel and deal」「wheel and deal」 — 「He spent thirty years wheeling and dealing in Hong Kong.」「He spent thirty years wheeling and dealing in Hong Kong.」（他在香港喬事喬了三十年）. If you want to say someone makes many honest deals如果你想說某人做了很多正當的交易, don't use this word不要用這個字; say「a very good negotiator」or「a busy businessman」instead改說「a very good negotiator」或「a busy businessman」