insinuator

insinuator
insinuate ► VERB 1) suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way. 2) (insinuate oneself into) manoeuvre oneself gradually into (a favourable position).
DERIVATIVES insinuating adjective insinuator noun.
ORIGIN originally in the sense «enter (a document) on the official register»: from Latin insinuare 'introduce tortuously' , from sinuare 'to curve' .

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