temporizer

English

Etymology

temporize +‎ -er

Noun

temporizer (plural temporizers)

  1. A person who temporizes
    • William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale , Act I, Scene II.
      I pronounce thee a hovering temporizer, that Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil, Inclining to them both.
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