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delayer
de·lay D0108800 (dĭ-lā′)v. de·layed, de·lay·ing, de·lays v.tr.1. To postpone until a later time; defer.2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us.v.intr. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.n.1. The act of delaying; postponement: responded without delay.2. The condition of being delayed; detainment.3. The period of time during which one is delayed.4. The interval of time between two events.
[Middle English delaien, from Anglo-Norman delaier, from Old French deslaier : des-, de- + laier, to leave, of Germanic origin; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]
de·lay′er n.delayer (diːˈleɪə) vb (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr) to prune the administrative structure of (a large organization) by reducing the number of tiers in its hierarchy deˈlayering nThesaurus| Noun | 1. | delayer - a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be lateindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"filibuster, filibusterer - a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposescunctator, postponer, procrastinator - someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)temporiser, temporizer - someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time |
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delayer[di′lā·ər] (materials) A substance mixed with solid rocket propellants to decrease the rate of combustion. delayer
Words related to delayernoun a person who delaysRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- filibuster
- filibusterer
- cunctator
- postponer
- procrastinator
- temporiser
- temporizer
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