Prevaricator

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who prevaricates; a shuffier; a quibbler.
  • noun. One who acts with unfaithfulness and want of probity; one who abuses a trust.
  • noun. Formerly, at the University of Cambridge, England, the opponent of the inceptor at commencement. He delivered a prefatory oration, freely satirizing prominent individuals.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who prevaricates.
  • noun. A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
  • noun. One who betrays or abuses a trust.
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  • noun. Agent noun of prevaricate; one who prevaricates.
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  • noun. a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
    • Word Usage
    "Church founded on Peter-Why then is he called a prevaricator of the truth, a traitor to the truth;?"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beguiler  cheat  cheater  deceiver  slicker  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Ananias  fabricator  false witness  fibber  perjurer  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    50-year-old  almost-human  belittlement  care-taker  censurer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Ananias  Baron Munchausen  Father of Lies  Satan  Sir John Mandeville  
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