timeserver
[tahym-sur-ver]
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noun
a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.
Origin of timeserver
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From Maurice Gorman, coward and time-server, there was nothing to be hoped.
KilgormanTalbot Baines Reed
It indicates that he was a time-server, lacking moral independence and firmness.
History of EducationLevi Seeley
I love wealth, like all my people, but I am not altogether a time-server, or a money-seeker.
Pearl-MaidenH. Rider Haggard
They are those neither of a time-server, a faint heart, or a fool.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his PaladinsJohn Esten Cooke
He was a time-server, a self-constituted agent, and a dangerous enemy when enraged.
Petals Plucked from Sunny ClimesSylvia Sunshine
timeserver
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