temporizer en · NOUN
Etymology
From temporize + -er.
Meanings
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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]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| temporizers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |