From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Temporizer \Tem"po*ri'zer\, noun One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer.
A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment. --Burton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time [syn: {temporiser}]
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