An operator who manipulates others by appealing to emotions, using visual and verbal hypnosis techniques to obviate discussion or analysis of the root causes of problems.
Ronald Reagan was the 'communicator,' the Bush child called himself 'the decider.' Barack Obama? The 'hoperator.'
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.