schmoozer

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English

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Etymology

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From schmooze +‎ -er.

Noun

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schmoozer (plural schmoozers)

  1. One who schmoozes.
    • 1999 January 13, Michael T. Kaufman, quoting William H. Whyte, “William H. Whyte, 'Organization Man' Author and Urbanologist, Is Dead at 81”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      “Schmoozing patterns are similarly consistent. When men gather in groups to stand and talk, they show a distinct liking for certain kinds of places. They are, for one thing, strongly attracted by pillars and flagpoles, obeying a primeval instinct, perhaps, to have something solid at their backs. They also favor edges. Schmoozers do not stand often or long in the middle of big plazas.”