persuader

per·suad·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-swey-der]
- /pərˈsweɪ dər/
- /pə.ˈsweɪ.də/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-swey-der]
- /pərˈsweɪ dər/

Definitions of persuader word

noun persuader a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim. 1
noun persuader Slang. (in underworld use) a gun, blackjack, or other weapon. something that persuades, as by coercing or threatening: Sometimes the teacher used a hickory persuader to get our attention. 1
noun persuader person who persuades 1
noun persuader a person or thing that persuades 0
noun persuader something used to intimidate or deter, as a weapon or punishment 0

See all 5 definitions of persuader

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Origin of persuader

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40; persuade + -er1

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Parts of speech for Persuader

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Persuader

persuader popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for persuader

noun persuader

billies — a male given name, form of William.
billy — A billy or billy club is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
blaster — a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
convincer — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.

All 26 Synonyms of persuader