Associations to the word «Timeserver»
Wiktionary
TIMESERVER, noun. (obsolete) Someone who honours their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so. [16th c.]
TIMESERVER, noun. A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist. [from 16th c.]
TIMESERVER, noun. Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort. [from 19th c.]
TIMESERVER, noun. (computing) A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
Dictionary definition
TIMESERVER, noun. One who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.