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hand-shaker

hand-shaker is the alternative form of handshaker.

Meaning of handshaker

Noun

handshaker (plural handshakers)

  1. One who gives a handshake.
    • A potentially great statesman is not likely to be by natural inclination an enthusiastic, grinning, and indefatigable handshaker, babykisser and small-talkie walkie; yet, no one who is not an enthusiastic, grinning, and indefatigable handshaker, babykisser and small-talkie walkie can become a great...1960, James Boyer May, Trace - Issues 35-43, page 27
  2. (US, slang) A deceitful person, a swindler.

Forms of hand-shaker

pluralhand-shakers

Questions about hand-shaker

What is hand-shaker the alternative form of?
Hand-shaker is the alternative form of handshaker.

Words near hand-shaker in the dictionary

  1. hand-selecting
  2. hand-selects
  3. hand-sell
  4. hand-selling
  5. hand-sells
  6. hand-shaker
  7. hand-shakers
  8. hand-signal
  9. hand-signaled
  10. hand-signaling
  11. hand-signalled

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