timeserver
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/
Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
timeserver (plural timeservers)
- (obsolete) Someone who honours their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so. [16th c.]
- A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist. [from 16th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 355:
- Another of Lilly's confidants was the time-server, John Gauden, who was distinctly anti-Laudian in outlook, but who nevertheless became Bishop of Worcester at the Restoration.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 355:
- Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort. [from 19th c.]
- (computing) A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
Hypernyms
- (computing): server
Translations
opportunist
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device
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