hobnobber

(ˈhɒbˌnɒbə)

informal someone who hobnobs with other people

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Kennan gave way to the fawned-upon lobbyist and corporate hobnobber, Henry Kissinger.

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Among the international literati, Angulo was known as both an accomplished hobnobber and an eccentric recluse.

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But the handful of people who walked past the shelf of rainbow-colored volumes at the store's entrance didn't so much as bat an eye at the gay and straight hobnobbers gathered at the back of the store, among rare first editions and sketches of classic scenes from Alice in Wonderland.

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AW I LET THEM TALK ME INTO BEING TREASURER FOR THE HOBNOBBERS SOCIETY AND ITS GONNA BE A BIGGER JOB THAN I THOUGHT--