- compromiser
- noun see compromise II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
compromiser
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Compromiser — Com pro*mi ser, n. One who compromises. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compromiser — index referee, umpire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
