Equivocator

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who equivocates; a prevaricator.
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  • noun. One who equivocates.
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  • noun. Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
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  • noun. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
    • Word Usage
    "John Shakespeare was a kind of equivocator: it's what you do when you're in a corner, when you can't be a Catholic and a loyal Englishman at the same time."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    answerer  respondent  responder  
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