How to Use dealmaker in a Sentence

dealmaker

noun
Definition of dealmakernext
  • Charles was the dealmaker and was enamored with the artists.
    — Roy Trakin, Variety, 28 Oct. 2021
  • This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Still, dealmakers are taking the data dump as a net positive for their business — and not just in terms of their own clients.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The top dealmaker of China Renaissance Holdings is nowhere to be found.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Trump spent most of his adult life building a public image as a master dealmaker.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 Dec. 2020
  • In his brief time in the Senate, though, the paths of dealmaker and culture warrior so far have been more of an intersection than a crossroads for Vance.
    — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Turner Classic Movies was a gonzo creation of the dealmaker Ted Turner.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 27 June 2023
  • Trump, who claims to be a master dealmaker, walked away from the historic accord in 2018, even as the Europeans, Russia, and China stuck with it.
    — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2020
  • China’s legendary tech dealmaker Bao Fan hasn’t been seen for almost three weeks.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Stern, who joined Apple from Time Warner Cable in 2016, is a content dealmaker.
    — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Edwards was a consummate dealmaker, and like Huey Long, aimed his populism at the state’s downtrodden.
    — Kevin McGill, ajc, 12 July 2021
  • In his aggressive attempts to remake the firm, Lee—a former Warburg Pincus dealmaker who joined Carlyle in 2013—made changes that at times put him at odds with the old guard.
    — Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • There are plenty of reasons why remote or flexible work has become a dealmaker to many.
    — Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The Raine Group is a dealmaker that Hollywood folks come across regularly.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023
  • Bao is known as a veteran dealmaker who worked closely with top tech companies in China.
    — Laura He, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • Glencore, for so long the most aggressive dealmaker in the sector, has been quiet in recent years, instead choosing to sell many of its smaller assets.
    — Thomas Biesheuvel, Dinesh Nair and Jack Farchy, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Unlike Trump — who still has his reputation as a dealmaker at heart — DeSantis may be more rigid and less open to persuasion.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Further, both men are known in politics as being dealmakers.
    — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • Father, producer, rapper, actor, and dealmaker, Drake has never shied away from switching it up, taking a chance, and doing what suits him at the moment…and it’s paid off every step of the way.
    — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 24 Oct. 2022
  • This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
  • This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
    — Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The deal is a victory for Mr. Biden, who spent nearly 40 years in the Senate before becoming vice president and has positioned himself as a dealmaker who is able to work with both sides of the aisle.
    — Grace Segers, CBS News, 24 June 2021
  • But selling at a time of challenges could also hurt the price tag any potential deal could reach, Comcast’s dealmakers, who have a reputation for being savvy, will know.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Bright and acerbic, Thomas was a dealmaker and a pragmatist with a reputation for having more enemies than friends.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Others were shocked that a prominent dealmaker would wade into such a painful and incendiary issue in a public way.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Harris does not have a reputation as a major dealmaker on Capitol Hill.
    — Noah Bierman Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Bao is known as a veteran dealmaker in China’s tech industry.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Sammons is a dealmaker in a similar world as Kardashian.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The acquisition burnished his reputation as a dealmaker, but Li borrowed $12 billion from more than 30 banks to fund the purchase.
    — Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg.com, 2 Dec. 2020

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