temporizers

plural of temporizer
1
as in chameleons
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions the kind of temporizer who determines his position on a political issue by taking a look at the polls

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as in machinators
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong a lifelong temporizer, he was for the war as long as it was popular and against it the minute the tide of public opinion went the other way

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Noun
  • Today, those invaders have been cleared, and more than 100,000 native saplings have grown into a lush forest cover that’s now home to sunbirds, bulbuls, geckos and chameleons.
    Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Jags are equal opportunists in their one-score adventures.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Such disingenuous opportunists should be shunned and condemned.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Whale sharks may be confusingly named.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When a prisoner died, they were either buried in unmarked graves or dismembered and thrown to the sharks.
    Maya Duclay, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Temporizers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporizers. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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