delayer
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“If it’s not a dream killer, it’s a dream delayer,” he says.
From Seattle Times
Sadiq Khan said: "I'm determined that we continue to be doers, not delayers - not only to protect Londoners' health right now, but for the sake of future generations to come."
From BBC
Shortly afterward, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called her a climate delayer.
From Salon
“Climate delayers want to shift the focus from the climate crisis to something else. I won’t worry about that. I’ll do what I need.”
From The Guardian
“Global warming delayer” appeared on sites like ThinkProgress more than a decade ago; it appeared in the Guardian at least as far back as 2011.
From The Guardian
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