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handshaker

[ hand-shey-ker ]
/ ˈhændˌʃeɪ kər /
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noun
a person who is or is required to be overtly or ostentatiously friendly: Politicians are often incurable handshakers.
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Origin of handshaker

First recorded in 1900–05; handshake + -er1

Words nearby handshaker

hand setting, handsew, handsewn, handsfree, handshake, handshaker, handshaking, handshape, hands-off, handsome, handsome is as handsome does
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Words related to handshaker

applicant, aspirant, bidder, competitor, contender, contestant, nominee, successor, congressperson, lawmaker, leader, legislator, officeholder, president, representative, senator, groupie, lackey, claimant, entrant

How to use handshaker in a sentence

  • 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.

    The Man Next Door|Emerson Hough

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

    The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
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