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单词 timeserver
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timeserver

[ tahym-sur-ver ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌsɜr vər /
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noun

a person who shapes his or her conduct to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, especially for selfish ends.

Origin of timeserver

First recorded in 1565–75; time + server

OTHER WORDS FROM timeserver

timeserving, adjective, nountime·serv·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby timeserver

timesaving, timescale, time-sensitive, time series, time-served, timeserver, time-share, time-sharing, time sheet, time signal, time signature
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Example sentences from the Web for timeserver

  • He scorned the ways of the demagogue and the timeserver, and believed that "men should be what they seem."

    Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia)|Various
  • I knew none other there, save the fox face of Tarbet, called the Timeserver.

    The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for timeserver

timeserver
/ (ˈtaɪmˌsɜːvə) /

noun

a person who compromises and changes his or her opinions, way of life, etc, to suit the current fashions

Derived forms of timeserver

timeserving, adjective, noun
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