Tergiversator

Tergiversator
Tergiversator Ter"gi*ver*sa`tor, n. [L.] One who tergiversates; one who suffles, or practices evasion. [1913 Webster]

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  • tergiversator — noun see tergiversate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • tergiversator — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who has defected: apostate, defector, deserter, recreant, renegade, runagate, turncoat. Informal: rat. See APPROACH …   English dictionary for students

  • tergiversator — ter·gi·ver·sa·tor …   English syllables

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  • tergiversate — intransitive verb ( sated; sating) Etymology: Latin tergiversatus, past participle of tergiversari to show reluctance, from tergum back + versare to turn, frequentative of vertere to turn more at worth Date: 1590 to engage in tergiversation •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • waffler — noun Agent noun of waffle; one who waffles, or changes sides or positions frequently, a tergiversator …   Wiktionary

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