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Synonyms for cajoler


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-johl
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈdʒoʊl

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Définition of cajoler

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French cajoler "to cajole, wheedle, coax," perhaps a blend of Middle French cageoler "to chatter like a jay" (16c., from gajole, southern diminutive of geai "jay;" see jay (n.)), and Old French gaioler "to cage, entice into a cage" (see jail (n.)). Related: Cajoled; cajoling.
  • As in flatterer : noun complimenter
Example sentences :
  • It is the handsome Denis Ronciat, the beau and cajoler of the village girls, who utters an exclamation of surprise.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 » by Various
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