persuader

noun

Definition of persuadernext
1
as in proponent

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2
as in inducer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuader
  1. proponent
  2. inducer
  3. promoter
  4. advocate
  5. booster
  6. apostle
  7. supporter
  8. champion
Noun
  • And, unlike financial commitments made at the UN climate conference, this decision would put rules in place that proponents say would be hard for the incoming Trump administration to undo.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the opponents, halting the project, but proponents petitioned the Supreme Court to review that decision.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of proponent
Noun
  • Because Lost had not yet trained us to expect such surprises, this was a genuine gasp inducer.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 July 2024
  • For the first two years of analysis, I was consumed with feelings of reproach and even hatred against my parents, seeing them as all-culpable vehicles and inducers of neurotic misery.
    Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of inducer
Noun
  • Trump's pick for the head of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been a staunch promoter of anti-vaccination policies and has pushed for the end of fluoride in water supplies.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Yet the volume of the commentary about the Tyson fight, as well as the celebrities and public figures who chimed in, compelled the promoter to defend itself, an unusual step in the boxing world.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of promoter
Noun
  • In high-performing leadership teams, each leader is not only seen as a subject matter expert but also as a passionate advocate for the company’s goals, fostering trust and alignment across all stakeholders.
    Marina Cvetkovic, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But, over the past decade, disability rights advocates have increasingly pushed companies to end the lower pay practice, describing it as discriminatory, dehumanizing and exploitative.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of advocate
Noun
  • But one of the pivotal accomplishments this year for SpaceX came Oct. 13 when the rocket booster was able to steer autonomously back to the landing pad, where it was caught with two giant mechanical arms.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Body care, hand soaps, candles, wallflowers fragrance refills, fragrance boosters, laundry detergent, hanging fragrance diffusers, and hand sanitizers are all on sale at Bath & Body Works right this second.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of booster
Noun
  • In the 1960s, Gordon Bunshaft, the high-modernist apostle of SOM, designed an austere wing and enclosed an open courtyard that got little use or affection during Buffalo’s long, hard winters.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of apostle
Noun
  • But one big question many senators will likely ask is how Kennedy plans to turn around America's eating habits in a way that doesn't hurt U.S. farmers or heavily regulate agricultural businesses that are key political supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is one of Putin’s staunchest backers and a vocal supporter of the war in Ukraine.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of supporter
Noun
  • Ample use of his No. 5 auction paddle paid off: Blanco was named the champion with a winning $25,000 bid for the vacation stay.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But the best story of all was Maryanne, and watching this delightful goofball evolve into a cutthroat champion was truly thrilling, lifting Survivor 42 into the mid-twenties.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of champion
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