handshaker

[hand-shey-ker] / ˈhændˌʃeɪ kər /

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candidate n.
politician n.
sycophant n.

NOUN

candidate

Synonyms

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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

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congressperson lawmaker leader legislator member of Congress officeholder president representative senator

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orator partisan speaker

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Party member baby-kisser boss member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper

NOUN

sycophant

Synonyms

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groupie lackey

STRONG

adulator bootlicker doormat fan fawner flatterer flunky groveler hanger-on minion parasite puppet

WEAK

brown-noser

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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

Solomon, an assiduous handshaker, likes to point to his experience as an administrator.

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

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

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

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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