cunctator

[ kuhngk-tey-ter ]

/ kʌŋkˈteɪ tər /

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a procrastinator; delayer.

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1645–55; <Latin, equivalent to cunctā(rī) to delay + -tor-tor

cunc·ta·tor·ship, noun

Fabius Cunctator, or the Delayer, so called from the policy of delay which he opposed to the vigorous movements of Hannibal.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
He fought again at Cannae, and was, with the son of old Fabius Cunctator, among the very few young officers who escaped alive.
Ancient Rome|Mary Agnes Hamilton
Hence he received that new name, so salutary to the commonwealth, of Cunctator, or Delayer.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2|Various
But no one was ever more undecided than the famous cunctator.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre

He was justly compared to Fabius Maximus, distinguished by the epithet of Cunctator.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett