Equivocator

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates. agent, form-of

    "Knock. Knock, knock. Who's there in th'other Deuils Name? Faith here's an Equiuocator, that could ſweare in both the Scales againſt eyther Scale, who committed Treaſon enough for Gods ſake, yet could not equiuocate to Heauen: oh come in, Equiuocator."

  2. 2
    a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer wordnet

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"Knock. Knock, knock. Who's there in th'other Deuils Name? Faith here's an Equiuocator, that could ſweare in both the Scales againſt eyther Scale, who committed Treaſon enough for Gods ſake, yet could not equiuocate to Heauen: oh come in, Equiuocator."

Etymology

From equivocate + -or.

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