finagler

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

finagler
    n 1: a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods [syn:
         {finagler}, {wangler}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "finagler":
      Machiavellian, behind-the-scenes operator, coconspirator, conniver,
      conspirator, conspirer, counterplotter, eminence grise, exploiter,
      gamesman, gray eminence, intrigant, intriguer, kingmaker,
      logroller, machinator, maneuverer, operator, opportunist, plotter,
      pork-barrel politician, schemer, strategist, wheeler-dealer,
      wire-puller