glad-handers

noun

plural of glad-hander
as in extroverts
a gregarious and unreserved person an irrepressible glad-hander, she's a natural for the company's public relations department

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Recent Examples of glad-handers The effect is especially disconcerting as this father and daughter navigate glad-handers and former Nazi collaborators in West Germany who are anxious to bury the past. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
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extroverts
Noun
  • According to Schellhorn, however, this does not mean that extroverts cannot experience social exhaustion.
    — Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sure, extroverts tend to like the spotlight.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of extroverts

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“Glad-handers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glad-handers. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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