timeserver
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timeserver
- /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/ UK
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From time + server.
noun timeservers · time-server
- 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.
- Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.
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noun opportunist
| Русский | оппортуни́ст opportuníst, оппортуни́стка opportunístka, приспособле́нец prisposoblénec, приспособле́нка prisposoblénka |
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| العربية | اِنْتِهازِيّ intihāziyy |
noun device
| Русский | та́ймер tájmer |
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Talk about this word "timeserver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/timeserver. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. timeserver. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/timeserver "timeserver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/timeserver.
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@misc{timeserver_2026,
title = {timeserver},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timeserver},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
