SMOOTHOPERATOR

Smooth Operator

"Smooth Operator" is a song by the English group Sade, released as the fourth and final single from their debut album Diamond Life . It was released as a 7-inch single with "Spirit" as its B-side, and as a 12-inch maxi single with "Smooth Operator" and "Red Eye" on side A and "Spirit" on side B. In the US it was the follow-up to "Hang on to Your Love".

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smooth operator

Noun

  1. A person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills who is persuasive in interpersonal relationships, negotiation, etc.
  2. A skillful, manipulative person, con artist, or clever scoundrel.
    He plays the hospital administrator, a fast-talking smooth operator who cons patients and doctors alike.


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