timeserver

[ tahym-sur-ver ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌsɜr vər /

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noun

a person who shapes their conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.

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Origin of timeserver

First recorded in 1565–75; time + server

OTHER WORDS FROM timeserver

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

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How to use timeserver in a sentence

Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.
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But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
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“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
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Thus, more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.
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It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for timeserver

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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