cunctator

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noun

One who delays or lingers.

Similar
procrastinatorpostponer
OriginLatin cūnctātor →
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Meanings

nouncunctator (plural cunctators)

plural cunctators

  1. One who delays or lingers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

Similar
procrastinatorpostponer
Broader
delayer
Also see
postponerprocrastinator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincūnctātor“delayer”
  2. Englishcunctator

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

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APA

cunctator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cunctator

MLA

“cunctator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cunctator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cunctator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cunctator.

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