as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions a classic timeserver, she switched her position on the war the instant it began losing public support

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chameleon
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  • Rango is a chameleon that stumbled into a town called Dirt, in an inventive riff on the western genre that plays equally to children and adults.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 28 July 2025
  • Ross, who is a fashion chameleon in her own sense, was the ideal muse for this ensemble.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 July 2025
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“Timeserver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timeserver. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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