temporizer

Other forms: temporizers

Definitions of temporizer
  1. noun
    someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time
    synonyms: temporiser
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    type of:
    delayer
    a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late
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