horse trader

Example Sentences

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A horse trader and his partner are hired to guide a Mormon elder’s wagon train.

From Los Angeles Times

It would mean accepting a central government that acts more like a horse trader among local strongmen and warlords.

From New York Times

Billy, a middle-age horse trader, and his young partner and charge, Charles, turn their attention to the British Army’s — and eventually the American Army’s — demand for strong mules overseas.

From New York Times

“All the Way” is a full-bodied portrait of a flawed yet overpowering political force, an unrivaled sweet-talker, arm-twister, bully and, above all, horse trader who mastered, as few have, the clattering contraption of Washington governance.

From Washington Times

“I think this will embolden California horse traders. They’ve been getting away with this stuff for 18 years. The law’s well written, but with zero enforcement, it’s meaningless.”

From The Guardian