smooth operator
noun
informal
: someone who is relaxed, confident, and pleasant in a way that may be intended to deceive people
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Thanks to Mars, Roberto’s a smooth operator, flirty and funny — and that voice.
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Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Arriving in a league continuously starved for starting-caliber passers, the 6-3, 217-pounder is a smooth operator from the pocket with pristine footwork and a deep ball that could be dangerous with more consistency.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Arriving in a league continuously starved for starting-caliber passers, the 6-3, 217-pounder is a smooth operator from the pocket with pristine footwork and a deep ball that could be dangerous with more consistency.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
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“Smooth operator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20operator. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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