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Temporizer

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.

A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment.
--Burton.

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temporizer

n. A person who temporizes

WordNet
temporizer

n. someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time [syn: temporiser]