compromiser

Example Sentences

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He was respected as a practical compromiser who worked with both sides to cut good deals for the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2021

He was a compromiser with a hair-trigger temper.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2018

In meeting after meeting, Kelly played the role of heavy to Trump’s lightweight compromiser.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2018

Incapable of playing the role of peacetime compromiser, his Coriolanus comes across as a warrior who simply can't function without a war.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2012

But as a compromiser, as a rider of troubled waters, and a pilot at a time when shipwreck seemed imminent and unavoidable, he proved his consummate ability, and merits the gratitude of his country.

From American Men of Action by Stevenson, Burton Egbert