What is the Latin word for delayer?

The usual Latin words for “delayer” are cūnctor, cessō, cūnctābundus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“delayer” in Latin

cūnctorto delay, impede or hold up; to hesitate, tarry or linger; to dawdle cessōto stop, desist, halt, cease; to be lacking or wanting; to delay, hold back, tarry cūnctābundusslow to action; delaying; hesitating; tardy

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

delayer

cunctator (a delayeer or irresolute person): cessator (delayer, or person who sits with his hands before him when he has work to do): cunctans; cunctabundus; cessans: if a female, mulier cunctans; mulier cessans: a terrible delayer, lentum sane negotium (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for delayer?: The usual Latin words for “delayer” are cūnctor, cessō, cūnctābundus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.