compromiser

compromiser
noun see compromise II

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • compromiser — compromise ► NOUN 1) an agreement reached by each side making concessions. 2) an intermediate state between conflicting opinions, reached by mutual concession. ► VERB 1) settle a dispute by mutual concession. 2) expediently accept standards that… …   English terms dictionary

  • compromiser — noun a negotiator willing to compromise Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser • Hypernyms: ↑negotiator, ↑negotiant, ↑treater …   Useful english dictionary

  • compromiser — See compromise. * * * …   Universalium

  • compromiser — noun One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily …   Wiktionary

  • compromiser — n. one that compromises, one makes concessions in order to settle a disagreement …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Great Compromiser — Henry Clay …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • the Great Compromiser — noun United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777 1852) • Syn: ↑Clay, ↑Henry Clay • Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader …   Useful english dictionary

  • compromise — compromiser, n. compromisingly, adv. compromissary /kom prom euh ser ee/, adj. /kom preuh muyz /, n., v., compromised, compromising. n. 1. a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or… …   Universalium

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