FILIBUSTERER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

Synonyms:

filibuster; filibusterer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

delayer (a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late)

legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)

Derivation:

filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying)