cunctator
- noun
- /ˈkʌŋkˌteɪtər/
- Archaic
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procrastinador
- As a cunctator, he missed out on many opportunities by waiting too long to act.
Examples
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Despite the tight deadline, John remained a typical cunctator, postponing his report until the last minute.
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Fabius Cunctator wrote: 3 hours ago (5:39 AM)
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Fabius Cunctator
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My advice to Fabius Cunctator is to leave Sola Scriptura as the precise argument.
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Her friends often teased her for being a cunctator because she always delayed making decisions about where to eat.
Synonyms
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4.6
A person who often puts off work until the last minute
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8.1
A person who falls behind others because they are slower
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7.4
A person who often waits until the last minute to do things
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7.9
A person who delays making decisions on purpose
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9.5
A person who wastes time and does not make decisions or take action
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7.1
A person who moves slowly and wastes time
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8.4
A person who takes a long time to do things and makes others wait
A person who often delays tasks until the last minute
A person who delays action to wait for a better moment
A person who wastes time by being slow to act or decide
A person who delays decisions and wastes time
Antonyms
How Delaying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cunctator comes from the Latin verb cunctari, which means 'to delay', and it was the nickname of the Roman general Fabius for his slow, careful tactics called 'the Delayer'. So a cunctator is someone who delays or, like the English word 'procrastinator', puts off actions.