Exact Match:
- finagler
- a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods
Synonyms:
- Machiavellian,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- coconspirator,
- conniver,
- conspirator,
- conspirer,
- counterplotter,
- eminence grise,
- exploiter,
- gamesman,
- gray eminence,
- intrigant,
- intriguer,
- kingmaker,
- logroller,
- machinator,
- maneuverer,
- operator,
- opportunist,
- plotter,
- pork-barrel politician,
- schemer,
- strategist,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller