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Wirepuller¹

Where it comes from

From wire + puller, in reference to Warrington's wire industry.

noun Wirepullers

  1. Someone from Warrington.

wirepuller²

Where it comes from

From wire + puller, suggesting the operator of a puppet; compare pull strings.

noun wirepullers

  1. idiomatic, informal A person who exercises an influence on others that is felt but not seen. 'Filled with old doddering peers, cute financial magnates, clever wirepullers, big brewers with bulbous noses. All the enemies of progress are there — weaklings, sleek, slug, comfortable, self-important individuals.
  2. Synonym of snake (“tool for pulling cables”).

    Similar: snake

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@misc{wirepuller_2026,
  title = {wirepuller},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wirepuller},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}