backslapper

Example Sentences

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When I’m feeling sociable, I take on his personality — a backslapper, a schmoozer, a happy-go-lucky guy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

Longtime E.P.A. employees described Mr. Perrotta as a backslapper and a fast-talker who enjoys talking about his mob-busting days and has given the impression that he chafed under the leadership of others.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018

He’s a great backslapper, ever cordial, good at remembering names, never missing an opportunity to tell voters how much he loves them and only lives to serve them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2016

In an interview with The Post, Turner described himself as an exuberant person and characterized his leadership style as that of a coach — a backslapper trying to make a tangible personal connection.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2015

A former speaker of the Knesset—like Netanyahu, he is a member of the Likud—he was a clubhouse pol, a backslapper, a vote trader.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2014