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delayer

noun

  1. someone who delays something
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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.

  1. One who delays.
  2. 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.

  1. 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.