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One who wheedles; a person who uses persistent asking to attain goals.
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wheedler — See wheedle. * * * … Universalium
wheedler — n. one who persuades somebody (or obtains something) by flattery or enticement … English contemporary dictionary
wheedler — n. 1. Flatterer, coaxer. 2. Sycophant, parasite, fawner, toady, flunky, spaniel, lick spittle, pick thank, toad eater, time server, hanger on, mean flatterer … New dictionary of synonyms
wheedler — noun someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing • Syn: ↑coaxer • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax (for: ↑coaxer), ↑wheedle • Hypernyms: ↑persuader, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wheedle — wheedler, n. wheedlingly, adv. /hweed l, weed l/, v., wheedled, wheedling. v.t. 1. to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent. 2. to persuade (a… … Universalium
coaxer — noun someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing • Syn: ↑wheedler • Derivationally related forms: ↑coax, ↑wheedle (for: ↑wheedler) • Hypernyms: ↑persuader … Useful english dictionary
Cajoler — Ca*jol er, n. A flatterer; a wheedler. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wheedlingly — See wheedler. * * * … Universalium
abettor — Synonyms and related words: Maecenas, accessory, accomplice, accomplice in crime, actuator, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, animator, apologist, backer, buff, cajoler, champion, coax, coaxer, coconspirator, cohort, confederate, conspirator … Moby Thesaurus
backslapper — Synonyms and related words: adulator, apple polisher, ass licker, backscratcher, blarneyer, bootlick, bootlicker, brown nose, brownie, cajoler, clawback, courtier, creature, cringer, dupe, fawner, flatterer, flunky, footlicker, groveler,… … Moby Thesaurus
