compromiser

compromiser: compromise ► NOUN 1) an agreement reached by each side making concessions. 2) an intermediate state between conflicting opinions, reached by mutual concession.

► VERB 1) settle a dispute by mutual concession. 2) expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable. 3) bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet or reckless behaviour.

DERIVATIVES compromiser noun.

ORIGIN Old French compromis, from Latin compromittere, from promittere 'promise' .

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Compromiser — Com pro*mi ser, n. One who compromises. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compromiser — index referee, umpire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compromiser — noun a negotiator willing to compromise Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser • Hypernyms: ↑negotiator, ↑negotiant, ↑treater … Useful english dictionary
compromiser — noun see compromise II … New Collegiate Dictionary
compromiser — See compromise. * * * … Universalium
compromiser — noun One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily … Wiktionary
compromiser — n. one that compromises, one makes concessions in order to settle a disagreement … English contemporary dictionary
Great Compromiser — Henry Clay … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
the Great Compromiser — noun United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777 1852) • Syn: ↑Clay, ↑Henry Clay • Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader … Useful english dictionary
compromise — compromiser, n. compromisingly, adv. compromissary /kom prom euh ser ee/, adj. /kom preuh muyz /, n., v., compromised, compromising. n. 1. a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or… … Universalium

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