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Definition of Tergiversator
1. Noun. A respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer.
Generic synonyms: Answerer, Respondent, Responder
Derivative terms: Equivocate, Hedge
Definition of Tergiversator
1. n. One who tergiversates; one who suffles, or practices evasion.
Definition of Tergiversator
1. Noun. one who tergiversates ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tergiversator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tergiversator
Literary usage of Tergiversator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Parliamentary Record of Elections in Great Britain and Ireland: With Select by George Crosby (1849)
"I may be called a political tergiversator (derisive cheers). ... If I am a
political tergiversator, it is in this way : I may have turned my back upon my ..."
2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1903)
"But enough of this miserable tergiversator, who ought indeed either to have been
of more truth, or less trusted by his country.1 While on the subject of ..."
3. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1907)
"... which I have practiced everywhere, and which is inseparable from my nature.
But enough of this miserable tergiversator, who ought indeed either to have ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"vert, transfuge (rare), tergiversator (rare); spec, backslider. 2. See DESERTER.
apostate, a. recreant. apostatize, vi 1. renegade, secede, ..."
5. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"But enough of this miserable tergiversator, who ought indeed either to have been
of more truth, or less trusted by his country. ..."
6. The Christian Examiner (1847)
"... boomerangs with irritating lampoons or testy verses, the royal tergiversator
recalls the humor of his promises, but cannot take a fair jest in return. ..."
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