tergiversator

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answerSynonyms: hedgerequivocatorType of respondent, responder
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ter′gi·ver·sa′tor noun

Origin: L.

One who tergiversates; one who suffles, or practices evasion.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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