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Synonyms for handshaker
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hand-shey-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌʃeɪ kər |
Top 10 synonyms for handshaker Other synonyms for the word handshaker
- adulator
- baby-kisser
- backscratcher
- backslapper
- bootlicker
- boss
- brownnoser
- chieftain
- claimant
- congressperson
- dark horse
- democrat
- doormat
- entrant
- fan
- favorite son
- fawner
- flatterer
- flunky
- grandstander
- groveler
- handshaker
- hanger-on
- hopeful
- job-hunter
- legislator
- member of Congress
- member of parliament
- minion
- nominee
- office seeker
- office-seeker
- officeholder
- orator
- parasite
- partisan
- Party member
- petitioner
- politician
- possibility
- possible choice
- pothunter
- President
- public servant
- puppet
- republican
- runner
- seeker
- senator
- slave
- solicitant
- speaker
- statesperson
- stumper
- successor
- suitor
- whistle-stopper
- write-in
Définition of handshaker
- As in politician : noun person pursuing or occupying elective office
- As in sycophant : noun person who caters to another
- As in candidate : noun person desiring political office, job
- He was the politician of the concern, the handshaker, the guider of its policy.
- Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
- He certainly was a glad-hand artist, which is what a bank president has to be today—he's got to be a speaker and a handshaker.
- Extract from : « The Man Next Door » by Emerson Hough
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