different between procrastination vs procrastinator

English

Etymology

From Middle French procrastination, from Latin pr?cr?stin?ti?, from pr?cr?stin? (“procrastinate”), from pr? + cr?stinus (“of tomorrow”), from cr?s (“tomorrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p????k?æs.t??ne?.??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p?o??k?æs.t??ne?.??n/, /-?n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

procrastination (usually uncountable, plural procrastinations)

1. The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
   • 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality I, 1, 393

     Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals until all are fled.

Synonyms

• (act of postponing): deferral, prolongation; see also Thesaurus:deferment

Antonyms

• precrastination

Derived terms

• procrastination is the thief of time

Related terms

• procrastinate

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?cr?stin?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

procrastination f (plural procrastinations)

1. procrastination

Further reading

• “procrastination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

procrastinate +? -or

Noun

procrastinator (plural procrastinators, feminine procrastinatrix)

1. One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.

Related terms

• procrastination

Translations

Latin

Verb

pr?cr?stin?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of pr?cr?stin?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of pr?cr?stin?

References

• procrastinator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• procrastinator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016