Showing results for smooth talker. Search instead for smooth+aster.

smooth talker

American

[smooth tawk-er] / ˈsmuð ˈtɔk ər /

noun

a person who smooth-talks others; someone who uses glib, suave, or flattering speech to persuade.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Here she’s dealing with a smooth talker doling out empty promises, a crybaby who can’t decide what he wants, even a guy so fixated on self-betterment that he’s lost interest in the bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Bester went by many aliases and was a charming, charismatic smooth talker - a personality that got him what he wanted.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

But if you understand the lyrics, which are sung by the tricksters in Pinocchio, it’s a bit of a hint that Alfredo is the smooth talker who’s going to get him into trouble.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2021

Mr. O’Brien was said by colleagues to have been a fastidious dresser and smooth talker.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2020

You might notice what a smooth talker I was.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023