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time-waiter

time-waiter noun: a person who anticipates a favorable moment or turn of events; an opportunist.

Noun

time-waiter (countable and uncountable, plural time-waiters)

  1. (obsolete) A person who anticipates a favorable moment or turn of events; an opportunist.

Forms of time-waiter

pluraltime-waiters

Questions about time-waiter

What does time-waiter mean?
Time-waiter means a person who anticipates a favorable moment or turn of events; an opportunist.
What part of speech is time-waiter?
Time-waiter is a noun.
What is the plural of time-waiter?
The plural of time-waiter is time-waiters.

Words near time-waiter in the dictionary

  1. time-values
  2. time-variant
  3. time-varied gain
  4. time-varied gain control
  5. time-varying
  6. time-waiter
  7. time-waiters
  8. time-waste
  9. time-waster
  10. time-wasters
  11. time-wastes

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