DELAYER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("delayer" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delayer"):

filibuster; filibusterer (a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes)

cunctator; postponer; procrastinator (someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness))

temporiser; temporizer (someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time)