handshaker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of handshaker
Example Sentences
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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 Senate's most inveterate handshaker and backslapper.
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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