delayer

dɪˈleɪər

Definition

Definition of delayer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

Rare

person who intentionally postpones actions or decisions

Rare

The project was late because of the delayer.

postponer

procrastinator

rocket science

TECH.

substance used to slow rocket fuel combustion

TECH.

The engineers added a delayer to the fuel mix.

inhibitor

retarder

slower

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Origin of delayer

Latin, de- (remove) + layer (stratum)

Terms with delayer included in their meaning

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staller

delayer

person who delays or obstructs progress

temporiser

strategic delayer

individual who waits for a favorable moment

Examples of delayer in a sentence

As a delayer, she often frustrated her team.
A delayer was crucial for the rocket's safe launch.
They experimented with different delayers to optimize performance.

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French:ajourneur, inhibiteur, ...
German:Zauderer, Brennverzögerer, ...
Italian:procrastinatore, ritardante, ...
Spanish:procrastinador, retardante, ...
Portuguese:procrastinador, retardador, ...
Chinese:拖延者, 延迟剂, ...
Japanese:遅延者, ...
Arabic:مماطل, مُبَطِّئ الاحتراق, ...
Hebrew:מְעַכֵּב, ...
Russian:откладыватель, замедлитель, ...
Ukrainian:відкладальник, уповільнювач, ...
Hindi:विलंबकर्ता, विलंबक, ...
Bengali:বিলম্বকারী, দহন বিলম্বকারী, ...
Catalan:dilatador, retardant, ...
Czech:zdržovač, zpožďovadlo, ...
Danish:udskyder, ...
Dutch:uitsteller, vertraagmiddel, ...
Greek:αναβλητής, επιβραδυντής, ...
Hungarian:halogató, égéslassító adalék, ...
Khmer:អ្នកពន្យារពេល, សារធាតុពន្យារការឆេះឥន្ធនៈរ៉ុក្កែត, ...
Korean:지연자, 지연제, ...
Persian:به‌تعویق‌انداز, کندکننده, ...
Polish:zwlekacz, opóźniacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):procrastinador, retardador, ...
Romanian:amânător, agent de întârziere, ...
Swedish:förhalare, fördröjare, ...
Thai:ผู้ที่ชอบเลื่อน, สารชะลอการเผาไหม้, ...
Turkish:erteleme yapan kişi, ...
Vietnamese:người trì hoãn, chất làm chậm, ...

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