glad-hander

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glad-hander

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From glad-hand + -er.

noun glad-handers

One who glad-hands. Charming and funny as he was in small groups, he was no glad-hander, backslapper, or baby-kisser.

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@misc{glad_hander_2026,
  title = {glad-hander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glad-hander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}