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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 on
Familiarity information: PERSUADER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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