EQUIVOCATOR

hedger, equivocator, tergiversator

(noun) a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

equivocator (plural equivocators)

Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.

Source: Wiktionary


E*quiv"o*ca`tor, n.

Definition: One who equivocates. Here's an equivocator that could swear in both the scales against either scale, yet could not equivocate to heaven. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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