equivocator n 1: a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer [syn: {hedger}, {equivocator}, {tergiversator}]
Equivocator \E*quiv"o*ca`tor\, n. One who equivocates. [1913 Webster] Here's an equivocator that could swear in both the scales against either scale, yet could not equivocate to heaven. --Shak. [1913 Webster]