Definition
A person who delays or procrastinates; someone who puts off decisions or actions.
Etymology
From Latin 'cunctari' (to delay) plus '-or' (one who does). It gained fame from Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, the Roman general known as 'Fabius the Delayer' who defeated Hannibal through avoidance and delay tactics rather than direct battle.
Kelly Says
The Roman general Fabius Maximus earned the nickname 'Cunctator' for using delay as a military strategy—he would wait, avoid direct confrontation, and wear down his enemy's resources. His patient 'Fabian strategy' is still studied in military academies today!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Künctator
Koonktator
ARالعربية
مُؤَخِّر
Mūʾakkir
BNবাংলা
কুংক্টেটর
kunk-te-tor
CACatalà
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
CSČeština
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
DADansk
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
DEDeutsch
Cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
ELΕλληνικά
κουνκτατορας
kunk-ta-toras
ESEspañol
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
FAفارسی
کونکتاتور
Koon-kat-ator
FISuomi
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
FRFrançais
cunctateur
kunk-ta-toor
GUGU
કુનકટાટર
Kunk-ta-t-ar
HEעברית
קונצטטור
Koonktator
HIहिन्दी
कुनक्टेटर
kunk-ta-tor
HUMagyar
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
ITItaliano
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
JA日本語
クンクトゥア Tor
Kunkutōa Toru
KO한국어
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
MRMR
कुंकटेटर
Kunk-ta-tor
MSBahasa Melayu
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ကုန်းကတိုး
Koon-kat-o
NLNederlands
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
NONorsk
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
PAPA
ਕੁਨਕਟੇਟਰ
Kunk-ta-tett-ar
PLPolski
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
PTPortuguês
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
RORomână
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
RUРусский
кунктатор
kunk-ta-tor
SVSvenska
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
SWKiswahili
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
TAதமிழ்
குங்க்டேட்டர்
Kungk-tētt-er
TEతెలుగు
కుంకటేటర్
Kunk-katētt-er
THไทย
คุนคตเตอร์
Koon-kott-ter
TLTL
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
TRTürkçe
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
UKУкраїнська
кунктатор
kunk-ta-tor
VITiếng Việt
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor
ZUZU
cunctator
kunk-ta-tor