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One who hesitates (out of fear)
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waverer
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) [syn: vacillator , hesitator , hesitater ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Waverer \Wa"ver*er\, n. One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like. --Shak.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A public relations campaign also started up to draw in the waverers. ▪ Mr Major yesterday held what was probably his last face-to-face meeting to win round a group of waverers. ▪ On past records, most waverers go for the challenger ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person who wavers.
Usage examples of waverer.
Albeit a waverer between heart and mind, And laurels won from sky or plucked from blood, Which wither all the wreath when intertwined, This cherishable France she may redeem.
Doubters and waverers, dodgers and complainers, the lazy and the shiftless were as much traitors to the cause as any spy or saboteur.
Kristan attempted to add one of his own nominees to the group, supported by some very brutal political manoeuvring that dragged most of the waverers over to one side or the other, but he accepted the failure of his move with outward equanimity.
All the waverers eased their coats on their shoulders, ready to turn them again according to the way the wind blew.
And that he could use something from Castletown, from your side, to convince any waverers among his faction that he was achieving things there and that he was the man to back.
What with this and his new army, a lot of the waverers will rally to his side.
If they had been in a position to put a red spot on the heads of those people who were not friends of the Patrician, and a white spot on those who were his cronies, and a pink spot on those who were perennial waverers, then they would have seen something like a dance taking place.
Some of the waverers, the most timid ones, edged toward Muurmut as though they intended to remain behind with him.
This resulted in insane but inspiring acts of individual bravery which brought the waverers into our fold.