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INFLUENCE PEDDLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
Synonyms:
fixer; influence peddler
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Hypernyms ("influence peddler" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)