Temporizer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Temporizer \Tem"po*ri`zer\, n.
     One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies
     with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a
     trimmer.
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           A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain
           all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of
           preferment.                              --Burton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  temporizer
       n : someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or
           who waits for a favorable time [syn: {temporiser}]