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  • 11timeserver — time|serv|er [ taım,sɜrvər ] noun count INFORMAL someone who does not put much effort into their work because they are waiting until they can RETIRE (=stop working because they are old) or get a different job ╾ time|serv|ing noun uncount …

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  • 12timeserver — see time server …

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  • 13timeserver — n. one who conforms, one who goes with the flow …

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  • 14timeserver — noun (C) informal someone who does the least amount of work possible timeserving adjective, noun (U) …

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  • 15timeserver — n opportunist, self seeker, gold digger, fortune hunter, Fig. soldier of fortune, Obs. timepleaser; double dealer, double crosser, snake in the grass; weathercock, chameleon, trimmer, temporizer; toady, toadeater, sycophant, tufthunter,… …

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  • 16timeserver — time•serv•er [[t]ˈtaɪmˌsɜr vər[/t]] n. a person whose conduct is shaped to conform to the opinions of the time or of persons in power, esp. for self serving ends • Etymology: 1565–75 time′serv ing, adj. n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17timeserver — /ˈtaɪmsɜvə/ (say tuymservuh) noun someone who for selfish ends shapes his or her conduct to conform with the opinions of the time or of persons in power. –timeserving, adjective –timeserving, noun …

  • 18Servility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 servility servility Sgm: N 1 slavery slavery &c.(subjection) 749 Sgm: N 1 obsequiousness obsequiousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 subserviency subserviency Sgm: N 1 abasement …

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  • 19timepleaser — noun obsolete : timeserver * * * /tuym plee zeuhr/, n. Obs. a timeserver. [1595 1605; TIME + PLEASER] …

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  • 20time|pleas|er — «TYM PLEE zuhr», noun. = timeserver. (Cf. ↑timeserver) …

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