やり手

やりて

Also written 遣り手

Meanings

1. Noun skilled person; capable person; shrewd person; go-getter; hotshot
2. doer; performer; agent
3. giver; bestower
4. brothel madam See also: 遣り手婆 (やりてばば).

Kanji

• 手 hand. Read as て.

Example sentences

• 我々は彼がやり手だと言う事を認める。
  We admit that he is a man of ability.
• その弁護士は大変なやり手なので依頼人が多い。
  Because of his great professional skill, the lawyer has a large number of clients.
• 彼はやり手です。
  He is a real wheeler-dealer.
• 彼は実業家としてはやり手だ。
  He's an acute businessman.
• 彼はやり手だと思う。
  I think he's a competent person.

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