flip-flopper

British

noun

informal a person who makes a complete change of policy, opinion, etc

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This has led to accusations from her opponents that she is a flip-flopper.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

He definitely has not avoided criticism for being a flip-flopper here.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2020

Flappy Bird flappy bird Call it the anti-flop; the flip-flopper; or just … the Icarus of the App Store.

From The Verge • Dec. 20, 2019

Today, he is remembered by the public, if he is remembered at all, as the flip-flopper in the musical “1776,” who can’t decide whether or not to vote for independence.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2017

Those changes and others may put Mr. Kaine in danger of being labeled a flip-flopper, but in some respects, they put him in even greater alignment with Mrs. Clinton.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2016

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