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PRONUNCIATION OF TERGIVERSATOR

tergiversator  [ˈtɜːdʒɪˌvɜːsənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERGIVERSATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tergiversator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERGIVERSATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tergiversator in the English dictionary

The definition of tergiversator in the dictionary is someone who changes sides or loyalties or apostatizes. Other definition of tergiversator is someone who is evasive or ambiguous or who equivocates.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERGIVERSATOR


abducent
æbˈdjuːsənt
adducent
əˈdjuːsənt
conversant
kənˈvɜːsənt
decent
ˈdiːsənt
dispersant
dɪsˈpɜːsənt
indecent
ɪnˈdiːsənt
lucent
ˈluːsənt
noctilucent
ˌnɒktɪˈluːsənt
perceant
ˈpɜːsənt
persant
ˈpɜːsənt
radiolucent
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈluːsənt
recent
ˈriːsənt
relucent
rɪˈluːsənt
semilucent
ˌsɛmɪˈluːsənt
semitranslucent
ˌsɛmɪtrænsˈluːsənt
tergiversant
ˈtɜːdʒɪˌvɜːsənt
translucent
trænzˈluːsənt
unconversant
ˌʌnkənˈvɜːsənt
usedn´t
ˈjuːsənt
versant
ˈvɜːsənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERGIVERSATOR

terete
Tereus
Terfel
terga
tergal
tergite
tergiversant
tergiversate
tergiversation
tergiversatory
tergum
teriyaki
term
term insurance
term paper
termagancy
termagant
termagantly
termer
terminability

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERGIVERSATOR

administrator
calculator
compensator
coordinator
creator
dispensator
generator
glossator
improvisator
indicator
inspissator
locator
moderator
operator
pulsator
refrigerator
simulator
stabilisator
totalisator
translator

Synonyms and antonyms of tergiversator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tergiversator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERGIVERSATOR

Find out the translation of tergiversator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tergiversator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tergiversator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tergiversator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tergiversator
570 millions of speakers

English

tergiversator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tergiversator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tergiversator
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tergiversator
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tergiversator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tergiversator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tergiversator
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tergiversator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tergiversator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tergiversator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tergiversator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tergiversator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tergiversator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tergiversator
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पारदर्शक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tergiversator
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tergiversator
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tergiversator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tergiversator
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tergiversator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tergiversator
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tergiversator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tergiversator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tergiversator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tergiversator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERGIVERSATOR»

The term «tergiversator» is normally little used and occupies the 120.564 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERGIVERSATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tergiversator

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERGIVERSATOR»

Discover the use of tergiversator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tergiversator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Best Words
tergiversator. (TER-ji-ver-sey-tor) noun 1. someone who speaks or acts evasively or equivocally. 2. someone who changes sides; an apostate; a renegade. But when urged by others, I have never conceived that having been in public life ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
2
Zan and the Mythical Art of Miz-Management: Miserable ...
Could you tell me a bit about this Tergiversator? : R Just like a chameleon, Jimmy , the Tergiversator is always changing. : J In what way? : R Metaphorically speaking, Jimmy. : J I kind of assumed that it wouldn't be a physical change, like a real ...
James Alden, 2012
3
Bacon's Rebellion, a Williamsburg Scandal & Colonel ...
He's nothing but a downright, miserable (He slurs the following word.) tergiversator. Mrs. Bacon: Tergiversator? What in the world does that word mean ? Bacon: (Swigging.) It means “traitor.” But I repeat myself. (He gets off the sofa and gets ...
Ron Larson, 2010
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Starbird: Merceneer
His small scout patrol had gone unpaid for nigh about a week, and his men, and himself for that matter, were eager to see some payment on their 'new' employers behalf; or else mutiny would be on the brink of the tergiversator Keletonean ...
David Greenley, 2000
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... renegade, reversal, runagate 9 about- face, reversion, volte-face 10 backslider, right-about 1 1 changeabout, reversement 13 tergiversator turn aside or away 4 skew, veer, ward 5 avert, shunt 6 divert 7 deflect, shuttle turn back 5 react, recur, ...
‎1995
6
De Vere is Shakespeare: evidence from the biography and wordplay
The Latin word 'tergiversor' means to decline, refuse, to seek a shift or evasion, ' tergiversari' means to equivocate, and 'tergiversator' means one who delays, declines. The porter's lines were therefore constructed from the Latin ' tergiversator, ...
Dennis E. Baron, 1997
7
The pleasure within: short stories
Tergiversator. If men could be balanced like equations And thoughts could really be shared And dreams could ever be realised, Then words would be thinner than air. 24 October 1945, 2.00 am Vidkun Quisling is taken from his cell and driven ...
Robert Carter, 1988
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Masters of Rome Collection Books I - IV: First Man in Rome, ...
After the navel stoneof Magna Mater was imported from Pessinus in205 B.C., worship of Tellus wasneglected. Tellushad abig templeonthe Carinae,in earlier days imposing; by thelast centuryB.C. it was dilapidated. tergiversator Thank you  ...
Colleen McCullough, 2014
9
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Latin
Salvator, The Savior, The Redeemer; 48. 3 tunica Domini Salvatoris (Itala, Tert., Lact., HiL, Sedul., Prud., Hier., Vulg., Rufin., Aug., et al.); a preserver (Mart. Cap., Vulg., Inscr.). tergiversator, a tergiversator (Satan) ; a renegade, an apostate; 84.
‎1939
10
Calendar of the Clarendon State Papers Preserved in the ...
This Harris is a notable tergiversator, and proffereth sundry royalists to have their letters carried frank, as he calls it. 251. Inchiquin to the Lord Lieutenant. Account of some No date or prize-ships; a French vessel at Dingle; a Dutch ship re- ...
Bodleian Library, Edward Hyde Clarendon (Earl of), Charles Harding Firth, 1869

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERGIVERSATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tergiversator is used in the context of the following news items.
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One thing's clear about Eastleigh: it'll be a wretched day for Labour
So I hope the good people of Eastleigh will go for Maria, and not these wobbling Lib Dem tergiversators. And if, by the way, you are thinking of voting for Ukip, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 13»
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Word Of The Year 2011 According To Dictionary.com Is 'Tergiversate'
More: Word of the Year Tergiversator Video Tergiversate dictionary.com Dictionary Word of 2011 2011 Tergiversation Word of the Year 2011 ... «Huffington Post, Nov 11»

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