Horsetrader
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Horsetrader is a noun meaning (literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
Meaning
(literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, by extension) One who is skillful in transacting or negotiating of any kind.
Example Sentences
The three subordinates on whom President Roosevelt depends to win his Senate victories are Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the bull-voiced, heavy-fisted field commander; Pat Harrison of Mississippi, the shrewd committee and cloakroom horsetrader; and James F. Byrnes of South Carolina.
Word Forms
- horsetraders
- horse trader
- horse-trader
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include horse-trader, horseman, horseplayer, horsemaster, horserider, horsebreeder.
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