timeserver en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/ (UK)
Etymology
From time + server.
Meanings
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A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.
Another of Lilly's confidants was the time-server, John Gauden, who was distinctly anti-Laudian in outlook, but who nevertheless became Bishop of Worcester at the Restoration.
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 355:
- Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
- A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
- (obsolete) Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| timeservers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| time-server | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (22)
sv tidssignal (device) · ar اِنْتِهازِيّ (opportunist) · sv myglare (opportunist) · sv opportunist (opportunist) · ru приспособле́нец (opportunist) · bg опортюни́стка (opportunist) · bg опортюни́ст (opportunist) · fi aikapalvelin (device) · pl serwer czasu (device) · pl oportunista (opportunist) · sv tidsserver (device) · ru приспособле́нка (opportunist) · bg та́ймер (device) · sv kappvändare (opportunist) · ru оппортуни́ст (opportunist) · ru оппортуни́стка (opportunist) · bg нагажда́ч (opportunist) · ru та́ймер (device) · sv ögontjänare (opportunist) · pl oportunistka (opportunist) · sv väderhane (opportunist) · bg нагажда́чка (opportunist)