wheeler-dealer russian

• политика́н

  politicaster, petty politician, would-be politician

  intriguer, scheming politician, wheeler-dealer

• деля́га

  wheeler-dealer, self-seeker, operator, narrow-minded pragmatist

  doer, go-getter, practical man

• ловка́чка

  dodger, crafty woman, wheeler-dealer (female), sly one

  skilful woman, dexterous girl, nimble one

• достава́ла

  fixer, procurer, wheeler-dealer

• макла́к

  middleman, second-hand dealer, petty trader

  broker, jobber, agent

  profiteer, speculator, wheeler-dealer

Examples

• Этот делец умеет делать деньги на всём.

  That wheeler-dealer knows how to make money out of everything.

• Друзья считали его настоящим комбинатором в бизнесе.

  His friends considered him a real wheeler-dealer in business.

• Он оказался настоящим ловкачом в бизнесе.

  He turned out to be a real wheeler-dealer in business.

• Настоящий деляга всегда найдёт способ заработать.

  A real wheeler-dealer will always find a way to make money.

• Соседи считали его хитрым и жадным делягой.

  The neighbors considered him a cunning, greedy wheeler-dealer.

• Этот делец, напаривающий всех вокруг, наконец попался.

  That wheeler-dealer, who was conning everyone around him, was finally caught.