palm-presser
palm presser
1. slang A politician, especially one who makes a show of having a favorable public appearance (as by shaking hands). Sometimes hyphenated. The palm pressers that run our country care more about prolonging their careers than actually pushing through meaningful legislation.
2. slang Any person who makes a point of greeting, meeting, or socializing with a lot of people, especially because of some agenda or ulterior motive. Sometimes hyphenated. The conference was full of eager palm pressers trying to give you a sales pitch and foist their business cards into your hand.
See also: palm, presser
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
palm-presser
verbSee flesh-presser
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- palm presser
- muckety muck
- in demand
- bowler hat (one) out (of something or some place)
- hit and miss
- hit or miss
- hit-and-miss
- give (one) a makeover
- bleeding edge
- cop on