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单词 handshaker
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handshakern.

Brit. /ˈhan(d)ʃeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪkər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., shaker n.
Etymology: < hand n. + shaker n., after to shake hands at shake v. 9a. Compare earlier handshake n.
1. A person who (habitually) shakes hands.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > handshake > one who
handshaker1833
1833 H. Martineau Tale of Tyne v. 95 I think it would be a charity in me to offer myself to some of the gentlemen as a handshaker. Did you ever see? How the folks are reaching up to shake hands!
1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 259/2 His people are great hand-shakers.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 2 Nov. 12/1 As the line moves forward each hand-shaker is steadily pushed along.
1964 G. B. Schaller Year of Gorilla x. 240 The Belgians are the most confirmed handshakers I have ever met.
2007 Modesto Bee (Nexis) 26 July c1 ‘His father was a real handshaker and so was Chuck,’ Dorothy said. ‘He was raised by his parents to be a gentleman and to be social.’
2. U.S. colloquial. A person who makes a show of being genial, esp. one who attempts to curry favour with insincere flattery; a sycophant, a toady.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer
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wriggler1631
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toad-eater1742
tuft-hunter1755
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sleeve-creeper1809
lick-spit1822
lickspittle1825
shoe-licker1826
toady1826
toad1831
toader1842
bootlicker1846
bootlick1849
favour-currier1855
lubricator1872
bum-sucker1877
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mbongo1911
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apple-polisher1918
snurge1933
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greaser1959
suck-hole1966
suck-up1970
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1884 Life 17 Jan. 33 Naw, we won't have no hand-shakers, Nor no daisies what ain't straight.
1900 G. Ade More Fables 191 When he had to go out and Rustle for a Job he was a Busy Hand-Shaker once more.
1940 Amer. Speech 15 211/2 Those who try to get promotions by pull with officers are called handshakers or suction kids.
1993 G. D. Pozgar in C. R. McConnell Effective Communication 22/2 Supervisors with this management style will surround themselves with ‘yes men’ (also known as toads, handshakers and apple polishers).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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