Definitions for: Temporizer

[n] someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time

Webster (1913) Definition: Tem"po*ri`zer, n.
One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies
with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a
trimmer.

A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain
all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of
preferment. --Burton.

Synonyms: temporiser

See Also: delayer