Timeserver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timeserver is a noun meaning A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.
Meaning
A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.
More Meanings
- Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
- (computing) 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- timeservers
- time-server
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include time-server, time-pleaser, timekeeper, temporist, timist, good-timer.
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