timeserver
📖 Definitions
noun
1. One who makes little effort at work, such as while waiting to retire or find another job.
2. One who changes views to conform to prevailing circumstances.
3. A computer that transmits precise time information on a network.
💬 Usage Examples
“He was a timeserver, awaiting the oncoming pension with all the anticipation of a hitchhiker at a truck stop.” Ian Rankin; A Question of Blood; Orion; 2003. “You believe in nothing firm or fixed.
You are a timeserver.” Alasdair Gray; Poor Things; Bloomsbury; 1992.