"smooth talker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: smooth talkers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} smooth talker (plural smooth talkers)
  1. A person who smooth talks. Synonyms: smooth-talker Related terms: smooth talk Translations (Translations): lipevä puhuja (Finnish), beau parleur [masculine] (French), Schwätzer [masculine] (German), Schwätzerin [feminine] (German), bajerant [masculine] (Polish), bajerantka [feminine] (Polish), hablista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-smooth_talker-en-noun-oba-f-0X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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