He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
a slick/clever operator — a smooth/slick/clever operator INFORMAL ► a person who deals with people or problems in a clever way, especially for their own advantage: »He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations. Main Entry: ↑operator … Financial and business terms
a smooth/slick/clever operator — INFORMAL ► a person who deals with people or problems in a clever way, especially for their own advantage: »He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations. Main Entry: ↑operator … Financial and business terms
operator — op‧e‧ra‧tor [ˈɒpəreɪtə ǁ ˈɑːpəreɪtər] noun [countable] 1. JOBS MANUFACTURING someone who works a machine or piece of equipment: • a computer operator • This machine requires a skilled operator. 2. a person or company that operates a particu … Financial and business terms
operator — [äp′ə rāt΄ər] n. 1. a person who operates; specif., a) a person who effects something; agent ☆ b) a person whose work is operating a machine; specif., a person who operates a telephone switchboard [a telephone operator ] ☆ c) a person engaged in… … English World dictionary
a slick operator — a smooth/slick/clever operator INFORMAL ► a person who deals with people or problems in a clever way, especially for their own advantage: »He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations. Main Entry: ↑operator … Financial and business terms
a smooth operator — a smooth/slick/clever operator INFORMAL ► a person who deals with people or problems in a clever way, especially for their own advantage: »He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations. Main Entry: ↑operator … Financial and business terms
smooth operator — noun a) A person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills who is persuasive in interpersonal relationships, negotiation, etc. In Washington he has earned a reputation as a smooth operator who can handle… … Wiktionary
sharpie — n. a clever operator; a clever person. □ She’s a real sharpie. She’ll take you for everything you’ve got. □ A young sharpie in the first row got the answer right away … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
IBM System/34 — The IBM System/34 was a minicomputer marketed by IBM from 1978 to 1983. It was a multi user, multi tasking successor to the single user System/32. Most notably, it included two very different processors, one based on System/32 and the second… … Wikipedia
Hypnotism — • The nervous sleep, induced by artificial and external means, which has been made the subject of experiment and methodical study by men of science, physicians or physiologists Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hypnotism Hypn … Catholic encyclopedia
