'Temporizer' definitions:

Definition of 'temporizer'

From: WordNet
noun
Someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time [syn: temporizer, temporiser]

Definition of 'Temporizer'

From: GCIDE
  • Temporizer \Tem"po*ri`zer\, n. One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer. [1913 Webster]
  • A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment. --Burton. [1913 Webster]