Definitions for cunctator
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cunc•ta•tionkʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən(n.)
delay; tardiness.
Origin of cunctation:
1575–85; < L cunctātiō=cunctā(rī) to delay +-tiō -tion
cunc•ta′tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
procrastinator, postponer, cunctator(noun)
someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Webster Dictionary
Cunctator(noun)
one who delays or lingers
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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