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

handset, handsew, handsewn, handsfree, handshake, handshaker, handshaking, handshape, handsome, handsome is as handsome does, handsomely
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Words related to handshaker

lawmaker, senator, leader, legislator, officeholder, groupie, lackey, applicant, competitor, nominee, contender, contestant, aspirant, successor, bidder, partisan, boss, speaker, orator, president

Example sentences from the Web for handshaker

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

    The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser

  • 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