1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes; [syn: filibuster, filibusterer]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
filibusterer
n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay
or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn:
filibuster, filibusterer]