persuader

[per-swey-der]

per·suad·er

[per-swey-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that persuades: The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim.
2.
Slang.
a.
(in underworld use) a gun, blackjack, or other weapon.
b.
something that persuades, as by coercing or threatening: Sometimes the teacher used a hickory persuader to get our attention.

Origin:
1530–40; persuade + -er1
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Persuader is always a great word to know.
So is pill. Does it mean:
a tiresomely disagreeable person
unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall, audacity, or nerve
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World English Dictionary
persuade (pəˈsweɪd)
 
vb
1.  to induce, urge, or prevail upon successfully: he finally persuaded them to buy it
2.  to cause to believe; convince: even with the evidence, the police were not persuaded
 
[C16: from Latin persuādēre, from per- (intensive) + suādēre to urge, advise]
 
per'suadable
 
adj
 
per'suasible
 
adj
 
persuada'bility
 
n
 
persuasi'bility
 
n
 
per'suader
 
n

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persuader definition


  1. n.
    a gun or other weapon used to threaten someone. (Underworld.) : He pulls out this persuader, see, and aims it right at me, see.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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