Definition of Temporiser

1. Noun. Someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time.

Exact synonyms: Temporizer
Generic synonyms: Delayer
Derivative terms: Temporise, Temporize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporiser

temporary parasite
temporary removal
temporary restoration
temporary restraining order
temporary restraining orders
temporary state
temporary stricture
temporary teeth
temporary tooth
temporary worker
tempore
temporin
temporins
temporise
temporised
temporiser (current term)
temporises
temporising
temporist
temporists
temporization
temporizations
temporize
temporized
temporizer
temporizers
temporizes
temporizing
temporizingly
temporo-

Literary usage of Temporiser

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions ; a trimmer ; a time- server. Also spelled temporiser. We have atheists that serve no (lud, ..."

2. The Pictorial French Dictionary (1841)
"temporiser, v. neuf., retarder, différer dans l'attente d'une occasion , d'un temps plus favorable. TEMPS, subst. mas., mesure de la durée des choses ..."

3. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"temporiser, tn.to temporise, to delay, to procrastinate. ТЕМ PS, «m. time, season, ... TEMPORISED«, sm. a temporiser. TENABLE, adj. tenable, capable of ..."

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