pressurizer
- noun
- /ˈprɛʃəraɪzər/
- The group acted as a pressurizer to ensure the company improved its environmental standards.
Examples
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As a known pressurizer, she often persuaded city officials to change their policies.
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The union became a strong pressurizer during the contract negotiations.
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The pressurizer was crucial in negotiating the contract.
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Many companies act as pressurizers in competitive markets.
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The union became a strong pressurizer during the contract negotiations.
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As a known pressurizer, she often persuaded city officials to change their policies.
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The group acted as a pressurizer to ensure the company improved its environmental standards.
Synonyms
A person who controls people in a clever or unfair way to get what they want
A person who forces others to do something by threats or repeated requests
A person who persuades others to do something or accept an idea
A person who forces rules or duties on others without their permission
How Coercive
Surface Forms
Morphology
pressurizer = pressurize (transparent) = pressure + ize + er
Agentive meaning (a person who exerts pressure) follows directly from the verb 'pressurize' plus the agent suffix '-er'.
Etymology
Pressurizer is formed from press plus the ending -er, so it means a person or group who 'presses' or applies pressure ('force') to influence other people's decisions.