equivocator

[ Eng.equivocat ( e );-or] One who equivocates; one who expre es himself in ambiguous or doubtful language; a prevaricator, a quibbler. "Here's an equivocator , that would swear in both the scales against either scale, yet could not equivocate to heaven. Oh, come in, equivocator." -Shakesp.: Macbeth, ii. 3. e-quiv-o-ca-tor-ў, a . [Eng. equivocat (e); -ory.] Of the nature of or containing equivocation. e-qui-võque (que as k), *ē-qui-võke, s. [Fr. équivoque , from Lat. æquivocus .] 1. An ambiguous term; an equivocal. 2. Equivocation, prevarication, evasion, quibbling. *ě-quiv-õr-oŭs, a . [Lat. equus a horse; voro =to devour, and Eng. adj.suff.-ous.] Feeding upon or eating horseflesh.