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[syn: temporizer, temporiser]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain
all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of
preferment. --Burton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
temporizer
n 1: someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or
who waits for a favorable time [syn: temporizer,
temporiser]