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persuader definition

per·suader (-swā′dər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that persuades
  2. Informal something used to intimidate or deter, as a weapon or punishment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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