† postponatorn.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who postpones or delays something. Cf. cunctator n.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays
tarrier1382
delayer1509
postponer1533
prolonger1548
proroguer1551
deferrer1552
waiter upon God1592
procrastinator1607
temporizer1609
protracter1611
protractor1611
retarder1644
cunctator1654
adjourner1738
postponator1775
putter-off1803
tomorrower1810
offput1856
shelver1881
staller1937
1775 in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1876) XXX. 149 Rawlins postponator declares the resolution not proper to proceed from the Committee of South Carolina.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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