(a name for) a person who sides first with one party and then with an opposing one, or who professes support for opposing causes; often in to play Jac…

A person of mixed or undefined opinions; (derogatory) a person whose political or religious allegiance, etc., changes according to what is expedient…

A time-server.

One who complies for the time, or yields to the time; a time-server, a ‘trimmer’.

A person who waits for the right or opportune time to do something; (sometimes) a temporizer, a delayer. Obsolete.

A politician, esp. a pragmatic or unprincipled one. Frequently derogatory.

depreciative. A person who out of self-interest adapts his or her conduct or views to suit prevailing circumstances.

= time-server, n. 2a.

†(a) = time-server, n. 2a (obsolete); (b) a person who observes, or makes observations in relation to, time; (also, in later use) of a machine or…

A temporizer, a time-server.

A person who tries to please the time, a time-server.

= time-server, n. 2a. Obsolete.

Derivation and sense doubtful: the context appears to require ‘Timist, time-server’.

One who trims between opposing parties in politics, etc.; hence, one who inclines to each of two opposite sides as interest dictates.

Vicar of Bray, one who readily changes his principles to suit the times or circumstances.

= time-server, n. 2a. Obsolete. rare.