horse trader

noun

1. a person who is shrewd and clever at bargaining.
2. a person who trades in horses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of horse trader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

Arthur was a horse trader, and while attending school, Smith worked with him — and in canneries and on farms — throughout her childhood.

From New York Times

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

The man she was addressing, a horse trader, was shrugging and spreading his hands.

From Literature

There were nineteen more horses trailing the wagons, as my father was a horse trader.

From Literature