cunctator
cunctator · cunctators
One who delays or lingersOne who delays or lingers.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who delays or lingers.
More definitions
- someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Origin
Borrowed from Latin cūnctātor (“delayer”); applied as a surname to Quintus Fabius MaximusBorrowed from Latin cūnctātor (“delayer”); applied as a surname to Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus.
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Forms
plural: cunctators| Singular | cunctator |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness):procrastinatorpostponer
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcunctatorship