delayer
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See also: délayer
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]delayer (plural delayers)
- One who delays.
- A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable
Translations
[edit]one who delays
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Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]delayer (third-person singular simple present delayers, present participle delayering, simple past and past participle delayered)
- (transitive) To remove layers from; to strip away levels from.
- 2015, Elle Casey, Love in New York: Book 2 (Cabin Fever):
- I've put on every item of clothing I packed in about eight layers. […] Slowly as the morning wore on and I built up a sweat, I de-layered myself. Now I'm down to just two layers of clothing, including two pairs of gloves and socks.