Usually means: Person who uses excessive flattery.
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  1. glad-hander: Merriam-Webster
  2. glad-hander: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. glad-hander: Wordnik
  4. glad-hander: Wiktionary
  5. glad-hander: Dictionary.com
  6. glad-hander: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  One who glad-hands.

Similar:
handshaker, handholder, hand shaker, hand-shaker, hander-in, handsignalman, glovemaker, glover, goodwiller, hand signalman, more...

Opposite:
curmudgeon, introvert, recluse, standoffish, reserved

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Similar:
handshaker, handholder, hand shaker, hand-shaker, hander-in, handsignalman, glovemaker, glover, goodwiller, hand signalman, more...

Opposite:
curmudgeon, introvert, recluse, standoffish, reserved



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