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effective persuader

effective persuader

4.6
A person who convinces others to agree or act
  • noun
translation icon : persuasor efectivo
  • In sales, being an effective persuader is crucial to closing deals successfully.

Examples

  • As an effective persuader, he always knew how to appeal to his audience's emotions.

  • The effective persuader convinced the team to adopt her innovative ideas during the meeting.

  • Yeah, results, the kind Devin could provide, were effective persuaders.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

influential person
vseffective persuader
15 3.2

A person whose actions or ideas strongly affect other people's choices

is about personal ability to influence individuals rather than broad effects on events
convincer
vseffective persuader
1 4.7

A person or thing that makes someone change what they think and do

is about general power to influence people rather than single acts that cause belief
inducer
vseffective persuader
1 8.1

A person who persuades others to do something or accept an idea

is about succeeding in influencing others rather than only attempting to lead
wheedler
vseffective persuader
1 8.6

A person who uses kind, sweet words to get what they want from others

is broader and focuses on effective influence rather than specific flattering methods
natural persuader
vseffective persuader
6.3

A person who easily convinces other people to agree or act

is about being able to influence successfully without implying natural talent
coaxer
vseffective persuader
7.4

A person who gently persuades someone with kind words

is about the ability to influence successfully regardless of the method used

How Persuasive

influencer
  • Texting
19 3.8
effective persuader
4.6
advocate
282 4.1
advisor
  • US
271 2.8

Surface Forms

effective persuader singular
effective persuaders plural

Morphology

effective + persuader

The meaning 'a person who is able to influence others successfully' is directly and compositionally derived from 'effective' (achieves the intended result) modifying 'persuader' (a person who convinces), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer the phrase. This adjective+noun combination is non-idiomatic and common cross-linguistically, making it transparent to B1 learners.

Etymology

Effective persuader comes from putting together effective (something that works) and persuader (a person who convinces others); picture someone whose words always hit the target and change people's minds. So, the phrase means 'a person who is able to influence others successfully'.