glad-hander

noun

One who glad-hands.

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Meanings

nounglad-hander (plural glad-handers)

plural glad-handers

  1. One who glad-hands.

    Charming and funny as he was in small groups, he was no glad-hander, backslapper, or baby-kisser.

    2008, Andrew Cohen, Saul John Ralston, Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson, →ISBN

Origin

From glad-hand + -er.

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APA

glad-hander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glad-hander

MLA

“glad-hander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glad-hander. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glad-hander,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glad-hander.

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