Wirepuller

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone from Warrington.
  2. 2
    A person who exercises an influence on others that is felt but not seen. idiomatic, informal

    "'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."

  3. 3
    Synonym of snake (“tool for pulling cables”).

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snake

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"'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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wire + puller, in reference to Warrington's wire industry.

Etymology 2

From wire + puller, suggesting the operator of a puppet; compare pull strings.

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