timeserver /ˈtʌɪmˌsəːvə/ noun4 •A device, node or program that transmits the correct time to clients in a network. •A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist.Another of Lilly's confidants was the time-server, John Gauden, who was distinctly anti-Laudian in outlook, but who nevertheless became Bishop of Worcester at the Restoration. — 1971 •Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort. •(no longer used) Someone who honors their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so. formstimeservers