persuader
[per-swey-der]
noun
a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
Slang.
- (in underworld use) a gun, blackjack, or other weapon.
- something that persuades, as by coercing or threatening: Sometimes the teacher used a hickory persuader to get our attention.
Origin of persuader
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Related Words for persuader
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Historical Examples of persuader
My forty-five colt which I proceeded to reload, acting as a persuader.
The old "persuader" did her work as effectually as at Dominica.
There She Blows!William Hussey Macy
The persuader teaches the persuaded that their interest coincide.
Analyzing CharacterKatherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb
The persuader is a short, heavy bludgeon with a nail-studded head.
A Yankee in the TrenchesR. Derby Holmes
It broke my hold, and I staggered back groping for the persuader.
A Yankee in the TrenchesR. Derby Holmes