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VACILLATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vacillator mean?
• VACILLATOR (noun)
The noun VACILLATOR has 1 sense:
1. one who hesitates (usually out of fear)
Familiarity information: VACILLATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who hesitates (usually out of fear)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hesitater; hesitator; vacillator; waverer
Hypernyms ("vacillator" is a kind of...):
coward (a person who shows fear or timidity)
Derivation:
vacillate (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action)
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