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Princeton's WordNet

  1. procrastinator, postponer, cunctatornoun

    someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Cunctatornoun

    one who delays or lingers

  2. Etymology: [L., lit., a delayer; -- applied as a surname to Q. Fabius Maximus.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cunctator in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cunctator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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