Wheedler

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who wheedles; a sweet talker.

    "Then the landlady began telling him this story, that she had heard from Theodore, Monsieur Guillaumin's servant, and although she destested Tellier, she blamed Lheureux. He was “a wheedler, a sneak.”"

  2. 2
    someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing wordnet

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abettorbackslappercoaxercourtierenergizerflatterer

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"Then the landlady began telling him this story, that she had heard from Theodore, Monsieur Guillaumin's servant, and although she destested Tellier, she blamed Lheureux. He was “a wheedler, a sneak.”"

Etymology

From wheedle + -er.

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