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Delayer

One who delays; one who lingers.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Cunctator 76% connected

One who delays or lingers.

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Filibuster 76% connected

A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American c…

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Postponer 76% connected

One who postpones.

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Procrastinator 76% connected

One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything.

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Temporizer 76% connected

One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer.

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