soft-soaper

soft-soaper
/sawft"soh"peuhr, soft"-/, n. Informal.
a person who flatters or cajoles, esp. for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
[1850-55; SOFT-SOAP + -ER1]

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