From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Timeserver \Time"serv'er\, noun One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; -- now used only in a bad sense.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "timeserver": Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Quisling, Vicar of Bray, apple-polisher, archtraitor, ass-licker, backscratcher, backslapper, betrayer, bootlick, bootlicker, brown-nose, brownie, careerist, chameleon, clawback, cockatrice, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, courtier, creature, cringer, double agent, double-crosser, double-dealer, dupe, egotist, fawner, flatterer, flunky, footlicker, formalist, fortune hunter, groveler, handshaker, helot, hog, individualist, informer, instrument, intrigant, intriguer, jackal, kowtower, lackey, led captain, lickspit, lickspittle, lone wolf, loner, machinator, mealymouth, minion, monopolist, narcissist, peon, plotter, puppet, quisling, rat, road hog, schemer, self-advancer, self-pleaser, self-seeker, self-server, serf, serpent, slave, snake, spaniel, stooge, suck, sycophant, temporizer, timepleaser, toad, toady, tool, traitor, treasonist, trimmer, truckler, tufthunter, turncoat, weathercock, yes-man
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