Etymology

cunctator

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Today it means: One who delays or lingers. Full definition →

Latin cūnctātor
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcūnctātor“delayer”
  2. English todaycunctator

Borrowed from Latin cūnctātor (“delayer”); applied as a surname to Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus.

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