wheedler
Persistent flattering persuader
A wheedler is someone who coaxes or persuades through flattery, charm, or persistent gentle pressure.
The term carries a note of manipulation—wheedlers get what they want not through honest argument but through cajolery: The little wheedler talked his grandmother into buying him ice cream.
Children and salespeople are often called wheedlers.
Excessive insincere flattery
- sycophantServile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
apple-polishing · obsequious · adulation · schmoozer · ingratiation · compliments · smarmy · unctuous
Persuasive, flattering speaker
- glibSuperficially articulate
- charmerOne who captivates others
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- ingratiatingSeeking favor through flattery
winning · disarming · charismatic · suave · slick · oily · silky · honeyed
Crafty, deceitful planner
- conniverOne who schemes secretly
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- craftyCleverly deceptive
sly · artful · guileful · insidious · underhanded · duplicitous · sneaky · devious
Persistently demanding
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- doggedStubbornly persevering
tenacious · relentless · nagging · badgering · pestering · hounding · unceasing · tireless
Persuading through flattery
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
- enticingPowerfully attractive
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
pleading · beseeching · supplicating · coaxer · soft-soap · blandishment · inveigling · teasing
fawning
Excessive insincere flattery
- sycophantServile praise-giver
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
bootlicker · apple-polishing · obsequious · adulation · schmoozer · ingratiation · compliments · smarmy · unctuous · groveling
smooth-talker
Persuasive, flattering speaker
- glibSuperficially articulate
- charmerOne who captivates others
- persuasiveAble to convince others
ingratiating · winning · disarming · charismatic · suave · slick · oily · silky · honeyed · mellifluous
schemer
Crafty, deceitful planner
- conniverOne who schemes secretly
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
crafty · sly · artful · guileful · insidious · underhanded · duplicitous · sneaky · devious · wily
importunate
Persistently demanding
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
dogged · tenacious · relentless · nagging · badgering · pestering · hounding · unceasing · tireless · pressing
cajoling
Persuading through flattery
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
- enticingPowerfully attractive
imploring · pleading · beseeching · supplicating · coaxer · soft-soap · blandishment · inveigling · teasing · nudging
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
wheedlerdemander
One who requires something
commander · bully · intimidator · coercer · browbeater