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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From arm-twist + -er.
Noun
arm-twister (plural arm-twisters)
- One who arm-twists.
2021 December 23, Peter Wehner, “Why Jesus Never Stopped Asking Questions”, in The New York Times:Philip Yancey, the author, most recently, of the memoir “Where the Light Fell,” said that “the aspect of Jesus’ style that stands out to me is how unpropagandistic he was. Imagine: He knew the truth more than anyone who has lived and could have responded with dogma and fiat, as the church so often has done in his place. Instead, he was anything but an arm twister.”
Translations
one who arm-twists
- Japanese: 鮴押し屋 (ごりおしや, gorioshiya)
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