Noun : The cool lake was a most enticing persuader for those who liked to swim. ,Sometimes the teacher used a hickory persuader to get our attention. From Dictionary.com.
It was a combination device which had been nicknamed 'persuader'-the reason for which was obvious. From Wordnik.com. [Duel Under the Double Sun]
The persuader is a short, heavy bludgeon with a nail-studded head. From Wordnik.com. [A Yankee in the Trenches] Reference
This bit is what is called the persuader, and it is the best bit that ever was used for bitting colts. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Mitchum pretended to aim an imaginary 'persuader'. From Wordnik.com. [The Emperor and the Monster]
This Almagro, as the best "persuader," took back to. From Wordnik.com. [South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure] Reference
Keynes's gifts as a "persuader" were supreme, according to. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Thumb-screws and all, this appeared to be only a very elaborate "persuader," for use upon those who must be made to talk. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life] Reference
It's s also a marvelous persuader of products good and ill. From Wordnik.com. [Studying Computers To Learn About Ourselves] Reference
Is it the value of the idea, or is it the art of the persuader?. From Wordnik.com. [Jen Grisanti: Authentic Persuasion - The Art of Woo] Reference
He joined his companion and aimed the persuader at the captives. From Wordnik.com. [The Emperor and the Monster]
It broke my hold, and I staggered back groping for the persuader. From Wordnik.com. [A Yankee in the Trenches] Reference
My forty-five colt which I proceeded to reload, acting as a persuader. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick"] Reference
'Is not every able editor a ruler of the world, being a persuader of it?'. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864] Reference
This is accomplished by means of the persuader, and receipt No. 308. 316. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Frizzy Hair shed the friendly-persuader image in favor of extortionist, grade 1. From Wordnik.com. [Knockdown]
He's a persuader; he's an organizer; and he doesn't waiver until it's seen through. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2002] Reference
I notice that you have not provided any, however many persuader words you resorted to. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The Labour party should return to its old position and act as persuader for Irish unity. From Wordnik.com. [I applied to join the Labour Party and all I got was this lousy e-mail] Reference
You have to be operating at a high level of certainty as an expert persuader and as a magician. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 107] Reference
Understanding how people think, and what they will think is crucial to being a master persuader. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 107] Reference
There is only one hidden persuader in science fiction: a solid kernel of scientific plausibility. From Wordnik.com. [Here Come The Dnasaurs] Reference
One pull on this persuader is more dreaded by the horse than a whole day's flogging with raw-hide. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Also a persuader stick or a trench knife, which he may use if he is near enough to do it silently. From Wordnik.com. [A Yankee in the Trenches] Reference
Yes, because she's an organization person and she's a hard-hitter and all that and Alexander was really a persuader. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Louise Young, February 14, 1972. Interview G-0066. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Allowing people to see (and handle) the contents of a pit as it is emptied is the strongest persuader for those concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Obama's acceptance speech was beyond anything the Democratic persuader-in-chief Bill Clinton could have delivered in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Nancy Snow: Hey World, What Do You Think of US Now?] Reference
He made a choice to claim that through sheer will and his powers as a persuader, and a uniter, he could rise above "politics as usual.". From Wordnik.com. [Obama Criticizes "Triangulation" -- Did He Go After Bill?] Reference
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