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wirepuller

wirepuller \wirepuller\, Wire-puller \Wire"-pull`er\, n. One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends; an intriguer.

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

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I know the man, he and Seward and I were partners, and I tell you he's a conniving Albany wirepuller.