tergiversator

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noun

One who tergiversates.

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hedgerequivocator
OriginLatin tergiversator →
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Meanings

nountergiversator (plural tergiversators)

plural tergiversators

  1. One who tergiversates.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

Similar
hedgerequivocator
Broader
respondentresponderanswerer
Also see
hedgerwaffler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintergiversator“avoider”
  2. Englishtergiversator

From Latin tergiversator (“avoider”). Equivalent to tergiversate + -or.

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Cite this entry
APA

tergiversator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tergiversator

MLA

“tergiversator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tergiversator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tergiversator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tergiversator.

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