Meanings
wirepuller1
plural wirepullers
- idiomaticinformalA person who exercises an influence on others that is felt but not seen.
[…] there lies, alas, the tragedy of the millions of lives immolated by the ignorant peoples as the price paid for the deception practised upon them by the Imperialistic wirepullers.
1919, Foreign Affairs: A Monthly Digest and Interpretation1 more example
'Filled with old doddering peers, cute financial magnates, clever wirepullers, big brewers with bulbous noses. All the enemies of progress are there — weaklings, sleek, slug, comfortable, self-important individuals.
1908, Winston Churchill, Letter to his fianceé Clementine
Wirepuller2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of snake (“tool for pulling cables”).
Origin
wirepuller · noun
From wire + puller, suggesting the operator of a puppet; compare pull strings.
Full word history & related roots →Wirepuller · noun
From wire + puller, in reference to Warrington's wire industry.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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