timeserver
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/
noun
Etymology: From time + server.
- 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.”
- Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
- A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
- Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.