Cunctator is a noun describing someone who hesitates or puts things off; a procrastinator. The word comes from the Latin 'cunctari' (to hesitate, delay).
Cunctator es un sustantivo que describe a alguien que duda o pospone las cosas; un procrastinador. La palabra proviene del latín 'cunctari' (dudar, demorar).
| Front | cunctator \kungk-TAY-tuhr\ |
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| Back | noun One who hesitates; a procrastinator or delayer. [From Latin cunctari (to hesitate, delay). Earliest documented use: 1654.] "No cunctator, James quickly provided his wife with the surefire ammunition to divorce him -- adultery." - Richard Kepler Brunner; With Marriage Penalty, It Can Pay to Get Divorced; The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania); Oct 3, 1999. |
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