Home › Words › D › dealmakerdealmaker/ˈdɪəɫˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/dealmaker means one who makes or brokers business or political transactions.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dealmaker ranks #36,091 of 42,762 for Qualifying.dealmaker is pronounced /ˈdɪəɫˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom deal + maker.nounOne who makes or brokers business or political transactions.e.g.“Near-synonym: broker”A factor in a negotiation that tips the balance so as to change the answer from no to yes.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dealmaking 76% match — The making of commercial, financial or political deals vs dealmaker →bargainer 66% match — A person who makes a bargain. vs dealmaker →dealing 64% match — A business transaction. vs dealmaker →dealer 64% match — One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman. vs dealmaker →transactor 64% match — A person who transacts business. vs dealmaker →bargainor 61% match — One who makes a bargain or contract with another, especially to sell property. vs dealmaker →decisionmaker 61% match — One who makes important decisions. vs dealmaker →deallocator 60% match — One who, or that which, deallocates. vs dealmaker →