timeserver
Expedient loyalty shifter
A timeserver is someone who adapts their opinions and behavior to please those in power, prioritizing self-advancement over principle.
The word is always disparaging: The committee was stacked with timeservers who'd never challenge the chairman.
In computing, a timeserver is a networked device that provides accurate clock synchronization to other systems.
Uncritical agreeable subordinate
- flunkyServile subordinate
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- lackeyServile follower or minion
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
apple-polisher · brown-noser · sycophant · fawner · obsequious · groveler · hanger-on · flatterer
Advancement-obsessed professional
- self-seekerOne pursuing only personal advantage
- trimmerCutting or pruning device
- weathervaneDevice showing wind direction
- fence-sitterOne avoiding commitment
turncoat · chameleon · political animal · fair-weather · calculating · expedient · pragmatic · mercenary
Clerical drone handling documents
- pen-pusherClerical worker, dismissive term
- functionaryMinor administrative worker
- jobsworthOfficious rule-follower
- apparatchikBlindly devoted official
drone · cog · plodder · sinecure · tenure · pensionable · office-holder · patronage
Clock synchronization protocol
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- atomic clockQuantum-vibration timekeeping device
yes-man
Uncritical agreeable subordinate
bootlicker · apple-polisher · brown-noser · sycophant · fawner · obsequious · groveler · hanger-on · flatterer · stooge
careerist
Advancement-obsessed professional
- self-seekerOne pursuing only personal advantage
- trimmerCutting or pruning device
- weathervaneDevice showing wind direction
fence-sitter · turncoat · chameleon · political animal · fair-weather · calculating · expedient · pragmatic · mercenary · ambitious
paper-pusher
Clerical drone handling documents
- pen-pusherClerical worker, dismissive term
- functionaryMinor administrative worker
- jobsworthOfficious rule-follower
apparatchik · drone · cog · plodder · sinecure · tenure · pensionable · office-holder · patronage · disengaged
NTP
Clock synchronization protocol
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- atomic clockQuantum-vibration timekeeping device
- sycophancyfawning, toadying, groveling, kowtowing, brown-nosing
timeserverstalwart
Unwavering loyal supporter
idealist · true believer · crusader · zealot · purist
timeserverhero
One admired for courage
rebel · whistleblower · dissident · truth-teller · conscientious objector
timeserverleader
One who guides others
trailblazer · pioneer · visionary · pathfinder · standard-bearer