timeserver

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/ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/ (UK)

Definition of timeserver

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.

“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.”

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noun

A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.

“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.”
Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
(obsolete)Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.

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