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Temporizer

noun
1.
Someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time.  Synonym: temporiser.






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"Temporizer" Quotes from Famous Books



... his appointment, for fear of having to reproach myself with the results." Madame de Pompadour did not continue to be always so reserved, and M. de Soubise was destined before long to have his turn. M. de Belle-Isle had insisted strongly on the choice of Marshal d'Estrees; he was called "the Temporizer," and was equally brave and prudent. "I am accustomed," said the king, "to hear from him all he thinks." The army ...
— A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times - Volume VI. of VI. • Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot



Words linked to "Temporizer" :   temporize, delayer, temporiser



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