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soft-soaper

American  
[sawft-soh-per, soft-] / ˈsɔftˈsoʊ pər, ˈsɒft- /

noun

Informal.

  1. a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage.

    a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.

Etymology

Origin of soft-soaper

First recorded in 1850–55; soft-soap + -er 1

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Up rose boyish, jut-jawed James S. Adams, OPM's automotive production head, at home executive vice president of Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, but no soft-soaper.

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