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One waverer, the South West Devon MP Sir Gary Streeter, told BBC Radio Devon he was "wrestling with his conscience" on whether to continue to support the prime minister.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2022

Little John Metaxas, who was pro-German in World War I, changed from a waverer to a stiff-backed defier of the Axis after several months of intrigue in that most intriguing country, Greece.

From Time Magazine Archive

He knew who had stood up under stress, who was a mild opportunist, who was a waverer, who had given and broken his word, who had a grievance and what the grievance was.

From Time Magazine Archive

Apparently they told Leader Hitler, somewhat of a waverer despite his bombast, that the Fascist Party must stick by its announced resolve to fight any Cabinet not headed by Hitler.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, the creative instinct was too powerful in him to let his depression at the interference of this eternal waverer affect him long, or sap his strength.

From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Heyse, Paul