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cunc·ta·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
procrastinator, postponer, cunctatornoun
someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CUNCTATORnoun
One given to delay; a lingerer; an idler; a sluggard.
Etymology: Latin.
Others, being unwilling to discourage such cunctators, always keep them up in good hope, that, if they are not yet called, they may yet, with the thief, be brought in at the last hour. Henry Hammond, on Fundamentals.
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cunctator
A cunctator is a person who delays or procrastoves; someone who is hesitant or tends to postpone action. The term often has a negative connotation, suggesting indecisiveness or avoidance. It derived from the Latin “cunctari” which means to delay or hesitate, and was famously used as a nickname for the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus, who used delaying tactics in his military strategy.
Webster Dictionary
Cunctatornoun
one who delays or lingers
Etymology: [L., lit., a delayer; -- applied as a surname to Q. Fabius Maximus.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cunctator
kungk-tā′tor, n. one who delays or puts off.—n. Cunctā′tion, delay.—adjs. Cunctā′tious, Cunctā′tive, Cunctā′tory, inclined to delay. [L.,—cunctāri, to delay.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Cunctator
a name given to Fabius Maximus on account of the tantalising tactics he adopted to wear out his adversary Hannibal.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cunctator in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cunctator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- CunctatorSpanish
- ぐずぐずして煮えきらない人Japanese
- kùnktātor, ку̀нкта̄торSerbo-Croatian
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