cerchiobottista

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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.[1] One who holds with the hare and runs with the hounds.[1]
  2. an equivocator

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zanni, Marco Ditelo con gli insulti p.72