Meaning & use
Equivocator
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A person who uses ambiguous or vague language to avoid committing to a clear position, often to mislead.
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The politician was branded an equivocator after dodging every direct question.
A skilled equivocator can leave an audience thinking they heard a promise when none was made.
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Shakespeare's Macbeth famously features a drunken porter joking about an 'equivocator' who could 'swear in both the scales against either scale,' making the word centuries old in English.
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