"flip-flopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flip-floppers [plural], flipflopper [alternative]
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  1. (derogatory) A person, especially a politician, who changes his or her opinion. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: hypocrite, trimmer, U-turner Translations (person with changing opinions): giracamises [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), köpönyegforgató (Hungarian), kaméleon (Hungarian), opportunista (Hungarian), răzgândac [masculine] (Romanian), перевёртыш (perevjórtyš) [masculine] (Russian), voltiarepas [Colombia, feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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