Meanings
nountemporizer (plural temporizers)
plural temporizers
- A person who temporizes
I pronounce thee a hovering temporizer, that Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil, Inclining to them both.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time
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APA
temporizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporizer
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“temporizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporizer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temporizer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporizer.
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