compromiser

One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily

Noun

  1. One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily
    • The word on Ken Salazar, tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to run the Interior Department, is that he is friendly, approachable, a good listener, a genial compromiser and a skillful broker of deals. - 2009 January...

Origin

Etymology tree English compromise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English compromiser From compromise + -er.

Forms

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