pushover
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.
- Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
“I'm a pushover when it comes to buying new kitchen gadgets.”
““His [Helmut Newton's] women are strong and powerful, definitely not pushovers,” he says.”
- Someone who is easy to push around and to take advantage of; someone who lets themselves be picked on or bullied without defending or standing up for themselves.
- Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.