persuader

== English == === Etymology === From persuade + -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈsweɪdə/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈsweɪdɚ/ === Noun === persuader (plural persuaders) One who, or that which, persuades, literally or figuratively. Synonym: convincer Antonym: persuadee (mechanics, construction, informal, euphemistic) A hammer; any tool used improvisationally to strike a recalcitrant object. (printing, historical, colloquial) A tool used to pack the type into the form. (television) An electrode that directs electrons into a multiplier. (slang) A spur (for riding a horse). The Sportsman (volume 5, page 30) He had very long legs, which he carried far back, and made most liberal use of his persuaders, so that what with his weight, and what with his style of riding, his horses were far from enjoying a sinecure. ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === predauers == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French persuader, from Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁ.sɥa.de/ Homophones: persuadai, persuadé, persuadée, persuadées, persuadés, persuadez === Verb === persuader to persuade ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== persuadé persuasif persuasion === Further reading === “persuader”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === dépureras == Middle French == === Etymology === From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). === Verb === persuader to persuade ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Related terms ==== persuasion ==== Descendants ==== French: persuader