coaxer
One who cajoles
A coaxer is someone or something that coaxes—persuading gently, drawing out with patience and flattery.
The word appears in contexts of careful manipulation: She was a skilled coaxer, getting even the shyest children to speak up.
In mechanical contexts, a coaxer can be a tool used to ease stuck parts loose.
What brings relief
- encouragerOne who heartens others
- soft-spokenSpeaking quietly, gently
- tenderSoft or sore
- patientAble to wait calmly
reassuring · nurturing · supportive · comforter · calmer · placater · mollifier · pacifier
Crafty, deceitful planner
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- slyCleverly deceptive
crafty · wily · guileful · conniving · underhanded · trickster · deceiver · operator
Person with promotional reach
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- campaignerOne who advocates publicly
salesperson · recruiter · motivator · convincer · urger · prompter · prodder · persuader
soother
What brings relief
- encouragerOne who heartens others
- soft-spokenSpeaking quietly, gently
- tenderSoft or sore
patient · reassuring · nurturing · supportive · comforter · calmer · placater · mollifier · pacifier · appeaser
schemer
Crafty, deceitful planner
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
sly · crafty · wily · guileful · conniving · underhanded · trickster · deceiver · operator · finagler
influencer
Person with promotional reach
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- advocatePublic cause supporter
campaigner · salesperson · recruiter · motivator · convincer · urger · prompter · prodder · persuader · wheeler-dealer
starter
Initiator of action
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
coaxerbully
Habitual intimidator
intimidator · coercer · threatener · forcer · browbeater
coaxerdiscourager
One who dampens motivation
demoralizer · dissuader · intimidator · crusher · deflator
- coaxial cableShielded radio frequency wire
- coax cableShielded copper signal conductor