delayer
noun
- someone who delays something
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English delay Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English delayer From delay + -er.
- One who delays.
- A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English delayer From de- + layer.
- To remove layers from; to strip away levels from.
“I've put on every item of clothing I packed in about eight layers. […] Slowly as the morning wore on and I built up a sweat, I de-layered myself. Now I'm down to just two layers of clothing, including two pairs of gloves and socks.”