Abdicator

ab·di·cate  (bd-kt)

v. ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing, ab·di·cates

v.tr.

To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.

v.intr.

To relinquish formally a high office or responsibility.

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[Latin abdicre, abdict-, to disclaim : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + dicre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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abdi·ca·ble (-k-bl) adj.

abdi·cation n.

abdi·cator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abdicator - one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility quitter - a person who gives up too easily