persuader
Americannoun
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a person or thing that persuades.
The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
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Slang.
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(in underworld use) a gun, blackjack, or other weapon.
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something that persuades, as by coercing or threatening.
Sometimes the teacher used a hickory persuader to get our attention.
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Etymology
Origin of persuader
Example Sentences
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I have seen speculation that she did this because she is a master persuader.
From The Verge • Dec. 9, 2021
Weinberg is a world-class persuader, though, and a majority of the trustees and a surprising number of benefactors and city officials fell in love with Hammons’s ghost pier.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019
In Bannon, Harnwell saw a gifted persuader — somebody he calls a “pioneer” and a “great genius.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2018
Also rescinded was the "persuader rule," which required law firms to publicly disclose any work they do for employers trying to fight against union organization efforts.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2018
The wise persuader starts from one or two commonplaces he knows he has in common with his audience—and, where possible, arrives at one too.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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