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timeserver

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/

noun

Etymology: From time + server.

  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. Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort.
  3. A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network.
  4. Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so.