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handshaker

[hand-shey-ker] / ˈhændˌʃeɪ kər /
NOUN
candidate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
applicant aspirant bidder competitor contender contestant nominee successor
STRONG
claimant entrant hopeful petitioner possibility pothunter runner seeker stumper suitor write-in
WEAK
dark horse favorite son job-hunter office seeker possible choice solicitant whistle-stopper
NOUN
politician
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congressperson lawmaker leader legislator member of Congress officeholder president representative senator
STRONG
orator partisan speaker
WEAK
Party member baby-kisser boss member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper
NOUN
sycophant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
groupie lackey
STRONG
adulator bootlicker doormat fan fawner flatterer flunky groveler hanger-on minion parasite puppet
WEAK
brown-noser

Example Sentences

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But as an avid handshaker and something of an expert on the subject, I have to second the good doctor’s prescription.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2020

He is an energetic handshaker and baby-kisser who is not above pumping a dog's paw at a shopping-center rally.

From Time Magazine Archive

A tireless public speaker, an able bowler, a backslapping handshaker, he has run for ten offices without tasting defeat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Edwin Benjamin Reeser, head of Barnsdall Corp., a Tulsa independent oil company, president of the American Petroleum Institute, and a great handshaker, was ready to lead the oil industry into the conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

Normally, he was a handshaker, maybe a back-patter on really special occasions.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman