Definitions for: Wire-puller

[n] one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends

Webster (1913) Definition: Wire"-pull`er, n.
One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who
operates by secret means; an intriguer.

Political wire-pullers and convention packers.
--Lowell.

See Also: hustler, operator, wheeler dealer