wire-puller
Example Sentences
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Most active wire-puller against Lewis was foxy Daniel J. Tobin, head of the Federation's biggest union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen & Helpers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The result of "coaching" for the occasion by some wire-puller was painfully apparent.
From The Campaign of Chancellorsville by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault
But now all that was changed, and the personality of Bhagwan Singh's English wire-puller had for him a sinister significance.
From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon
The great wire-puller and his gang of stipendiaries were the objects of popular gratitude and adoration.
From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
His first impulse was to rush off to Scotland Yard, expose the white-bearded wire-puller in the invalid chair, and claim protection.
From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon
