networkers
Professional contact builders
Networkers are people who cultivate professional or social connections, typically to advance careers or business interests.
The term can be neutral or slightly dismissive, suggesting someone more focused on making contacts than genuine relationships: The conference was full of aggressive networkers exchanging business cards.
In computing, networkers may be professionals who design or maintain computer networks.
Those who socialize freely
- schmoozersThose who ingratiate socially
- party-goersAttendees at social gatherings
- icebreakersSocial warm-up activities
- chatterLight, rapid speech
banter · receptions · galas · soirees · meetups · mixers · conversation · rapport
Hiring agents
- headhuntersExecutive talent seekers
- agentsThose who act for others
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- advisersPeople giving expert counsel
facilitators · coordinators · LinkedIn · alumni · associations · guilds · chambers · panels
Those who launch ventures
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- strategistsDesigners of careful plans
- investorsThose who commit capital
consultants · brokers · corporate · conferences · summits · pitch · handshake · referrals
Packet-forwarding network hardware
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- serversMachines providing network resources
- firewallsSecurity barriers blocking intrusions
- ethernetWired networking standard
bandwidth · protocols · IP · sysadmins · technicians · engineers · infrastructure · configuration
Those who coordinate activities
- activistsPeople working for causes
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- cooperativesMember-owned collective enterprises
collectives · grassroots · alliances · coalitions · unions · congregations · circles · clubs
minglers
Those who socialize freely
- schmoozersThose who ingratiate socially
- party-goersAttendees at social gatherings
- icebreakersSocial warm-up activities
chatter · banter · receptions · galas · soirees · meetups · mixers · conversation · rapport · introductions
recruiters
Hiring agents
- headhuntersExecutive talent seekers
- agentsThose who act for others
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
advisers · facilitators · coordinators · LinkedIn · alumni · associations · guilds · chambers · panels · speakers
entrepreneurs
Those who launch ventures
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- strategistsDesigners of careful plans
investors · consultants · brokers · corporate · conferences · summits · pitch · handshake · referrals · partnerships
routers
Packet-forwarding network hardware
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- serversMachines providing network resources
- firewallsSecurity barriers blocking intrusions
ethernet · bandwidth · protocols · IP · sysadmins · technicians · engineers · infrastructure · configuration · troubleshooting
organizers
Those who coordinate activities
- activistsPeople working for causes
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
cooperatives · collectives · grassroots · alliances · coalitions · unions · congregations · circles · clubs · societies
- social peopleextrovert, extroverts, social butterfly, people person, socialite
- job seekersapplicants, candidates, job seekers, interviewees, prospects
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- connectorscable, cables, connector, connectors, wires
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
- email usersspammers, sender, recipient, subscribers, subscriber
networkerswallflowers
Timid party attendees
loners · hermits · recluses · introverts · shrinking violets