timeserver

[ tahym-sur-ver ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌsɜr vər /

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.

Words nearby timeserver

times, times sign, times square, timesaving, timescale, timeserver, timespan, timetable, timework, timeworn, timid

Origin of timeserver

First recorded in 1565–75; time + server

OTHER WORDS FROM timeserver

time·serv·ing, adjective, nountime·serv·ing·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for time-server

There was always warm respect in Henrys fondness for him; and Henry was by no means the man to feel respect for a time-server.
Ten Tudor Statesmen|Arthur D. Innes
The qualities he exhibited in these crucial periods of his life differentiated the man from the time-server and place-seeker.
Lee and Longstreet at High Tide|Helen D. Longstreet
To say that, as a great moral reformer, he had no enemies, would be to say that he was a toady and a time-server.
History of Prince Edward Island|Duncan Campbell
They are those neither of a time-server, a faint heart, or a fool.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke

I love wealth, like all my people, but I am not altogether a time-server, or a money-seeker.
Pearl-Maiden|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for time-server

timeserver

/ (ˈtaɪmˌsɜːvə) /

noun

a person who compromises and changes his or her opinions, way of life, etc, to suit the current fashions

Derived forms of timeserver

timeserving, adjective, noun

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