handshaker

[ hand-shey-ker ]

noun

1. a person who is or is required to be overtly or ostentatiously friendly:

   Politicians are often incurable handshakers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of handshaker¹

First recorded in 1900–05; handshake + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He certainly was a glad-hand artist, which is what a bank president has to be today—he's got to be a speaker and a handshaker.

From Project Gutenberg

He was the politician of the concern, the handshaker, the guider of its policy.

From Project Gutenberg

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