procrastinatorn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈkrastᵻneɪtə/, U.S.

/prəˈkræstəˌneɪdər/,

/proʊˈkræstəˌneɪdər/

Forms: 1600s procrastinatour, 1600s– procrastinator.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin procrastinator.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin procrastinator person who procrastinates (a1540; also in an undated glossary) < classical Latin prōcrāstināt- , past participial stem of prōcrāstinare procrastinate v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Italian procrastinatore (1625).

A person who procrastinates; someone who habitually delays or puts off attending to matters.

ΘΚΠ

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

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 154 So is he no procrastinatour.

1643 R. Younge Englands Unthankfulness i. 3 Nor was his sudden conversion ever intended in Gods purpose for an encouragement to Procrastinators.

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 2 Nov. (1948) II. 400 Lord treasurer..is the greatest procrastinator in the world.

1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iii. xii. 224 I hate procrastination; and procrastinators still worse.

1851 J. H. Merle d'Aubigné tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Papacy I. 150 The old procrastinator [Ger. der alte Zauberer] had at length found the desirable moment at last.

1865 T. Wright Hist. Caricature & Grotesque xiii. 219 The procrastinator is pictured by another fool, with a parrot perched on his head.

1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain xii. 267 With the obstinacy of the born procrastinator, we camp in the present, because that is all we are certain of.

1991 Economist 7 Dec. 53/1 The restaurant's ‘early-bird specials’..discriminate against procrastinators, who rarely get round to eating out until late in the evening.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procrastinator
释义	procrastinatorn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈkrastᵻneɪtə/, U.S. /prəˈkræstəˌneɪdər/, /proʊˈkræstəˌneɪdər/ Forms: 1600s procrastinatour, 1600s– procrastinator. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin procrastinator. Etymology: < post-classical Latin procrastinator person who procrastinates (a1540; also in an undated glossary) < classical Latin prōcrāstināt- , past participial stem of prōcrāstinare procrastinate v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Italian procrastinatore (1625). A person who procrastinates; someone who habitually delays or puts off attending to matters. ΘΚΠ 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 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 154 So is he no procrastinatour. 1643 R. Younge Englands Unthankfulness i. 3 Nor was his sudden conversion ever intended in Gods purpose for an encouragement to Procrastinators. 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 2 Nov. (1948) II. 400 Lord treasurer..is the greatest procrastinator in the world. 1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iii. xii. 224 I hate procrastination; and procrastinators still worse. 1851 J. H. Merle d'Aubigné tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Papacy I. 150 The old procrastinator [Ger. der alte Zauberer] had at length found the desirable moment at last. 1865 T. Wright Hist. Caricature & Grotesque xiii. 219 The procrastinator is pictured by another fool, with a parrot perched on his head. 1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain xii. 267 With the obstinacy of the born procrastinator, we camp in the present, because that is all we are certain of. 1991 Economist 7 Dec. 53/1 The restaurant's ‘early-bird specials’..discriminate against procrastinators, who rarely get round to eating out until late in the evening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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