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Definition of Postponer
1. Noun. Someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness).
Generic synonyms: Delayer
Derivative terms: Postpone, Procrastinate
Definition of Postponer
1. n. One who postpones.
Definition of Postponer
1. Noun. One who postpones. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Postponer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Postponer
Literary usage of Postponer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"They hit upon the "great postponer," Secretary Taft, and he straightway journeyed
to Oklahoma to tell the people to reject their constitution. ..."
2. Rhode Island: A Study in Separatism by Irving Berdine Richman (1905)
"... author of the destruction of the Gaspee, postponer of government to private
advantage, source of solicitude upon all occasions to his brother Moses. ..."
3. An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived from the Best and the Most Copious by Edward William Lane (1893)
"... did not observe the sacred months; therefore the ^—Ü (or postponer) proclaimed
it lawful to slay them therein, when they were aggressors. (ТА. ..."
4. The Irish Issue in Its American Aspect: A Contribution to the Settlement of by Shane Leslie (1917)
"The Irish and Cleveland found their antagonist was the same. Salisbury, the
postponer of Irish freedom, was an easier and ..."
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