handshaker

noun

1

: one that makes capital of shaking hands or showing extreme politic friendliness

money raisers, speechmakers, handshakers, and official greeters

—H. S. Commager

2

: one that is usually naïvely fond of meeting people

a natural handshaker in the good sense of that abused word

—S. H. Adams

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