Timeserver

//ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
  4. 4
    A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
  5. 5
    Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so. obsolete

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"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."

Etymology

From time + server.

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