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PERSUADER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does persuader mean? 

PERSUADER (noun)
  The noun PERSUADER has 1 sense:

1. someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead onplay

  Familiarity information: PERSUADER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERSUADER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

inducer; persuader

Hypernyms ("persuader" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persuader"):

lobbyist (someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer)

Svengali (someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding)

coaxer; wheedler (someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing)

Derivation:

persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)


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