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handshaker

American  
[hand-shay-ker] / ˈhændˌʃeɪ kər /

noun

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

    Politicians are often incurable handshakers.


Etymology

Origin of handshaker

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


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But as an avid handshaker and something of an expert on the subject, I have to second the good doctor’s prescription.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2020

Although he is an effusive greeter, a vigorous handshaker and an. expert at the Indiana political massage,* he has a tendency toward bluntness.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the welcomer and the handshaker and in Washington he is the member of the White House staff Who dines out at all functions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like most Austrians he is a politely limp handshaker, but to hearty knuckle-grinders he can return a grip of steel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Normally, he was a handshaker, maybe a back-patter on really special occasions.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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