cerchiobottista

Italian

Etymology

From the phrase dare un colpo al cerchio e uno alla botte, or to hit once the circle and once the barrel.

Noun

cerchiobottista m or f by sense (masculine plural cerchiobottisti, feminine plural cerchiobottiste)

1. someone who doesn't take sides. One who holds with the hare and runs with the hounds.
2. an equivocator

Related terms

• cerchiobottismo