timeserver
a person who shapes their conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.
Origin of timeserver
1Other words from timeserver
- timeserving, adjective, noun
- time·serv·ing·ness, noun
Words Nearby timeserver
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How to use timeserver in a sentence
He scorned the ways of the demagogue and the timeserver, and believed that "men should be what they seem."
Miss Letitia Blandish, sister of the above, a fawning timeserver, who sponges on the wealthy.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.I knew none other there, save the fox face of Tarbet, called the timeserver.
The Men of the Moss-Hags | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for timeserver
/ (ˈtaɪmˌsɜːvə) /
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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