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cunctators
cunc·ta·tor
/
kʌŋkˈteɪ
tər
/
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[
kuhngk-
tey
-ter
]
Show IPA
noun
a procrastinator; delayer.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
Latin,
equivalent to
cunctā
(
rī
) to delay +
-tor
-tor
Related forms
cunc·ta·tor·ship,
noun
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cunctation
(kʌŋkˈteɪʃən)
—
n
rare
delay
[C16: from Latin
cunctātiō
a hesitation, from
cunctārī
to delay]
cunctative
—
adj
cunc'tator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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