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
  • Travis County Judge Andy Brown, a Prop A proponent, said the county envisions an initial focus on hiring and training staff at existing childcare facilities.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Republican proponents of the measure wanted to prevent noncitizens from voting in local elections, like for mayor and school board, in the future.
    Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 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
  • Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Green Day and Post Malone will headline the 2025 Coachella festival, promoters confirmed Wednesday in a complete lineup reveal.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The five-v-five concept in boxing between the top promoters in the world is fun.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of promoter
Noun
  • Skeptics, including financial analysts and environmental advocates, point to the cryptocurrency’s extreme price volatility as a major risk.
    Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • With members of the board and local advocates dissatisfied with the information provided, an external audit was voted on and approved to address concerns about circumstances surrounding the deaths and conditions at the facility.
    Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of advocate
Noun
  • The Super Heavy booster is powered by 33 Raptor engines burning liquid methane and oxygen to generate more than 16 million pounds of thrust at full throttle, more than twice the liftoff power of NASA's legendary Saturn 5 moon rocket.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Objectives include the booster once again returning to the launch site for catch, reigniting a ship Raptor engine while in space, and testing a suite of heatshield experiments and maneuvering changes for ship reentry and descent over the Indian Ocean.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 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
  • Householder was an early Trump supporter in the Buckeye State and spoke at Trump's Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 2016.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Despite the long odds, nonprofit leaders and advocates have pushed aggressively in recent days to urge supporters to call their representatives and urge them to oppose the legislation.
    David Bowermaster, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of supporter
Noun
  • Take it from one of the early champions of disposable packaging.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The report does not identify Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, by name, but the address in the report matches public records for Mahomes.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of champion
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