prevaricator – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
prevaricator
n.
one who misleads, deceiver; liar, one who makes false statements
Lie
A lie is a statement that is known or intended by its source to be misleading, inaccurate, or false. The practice of communicating lies is called lying, and a person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be subject to social, legal, religious, or criminal sanctions. In certain situations, however, lying is permitted, expected, or even encouraged. Because believing and acting on false information can have serious consequences, scientists and others have attempted to develop reliable methods for distinguishing lies from true statements.
Lie (disambiguation)
A
lie is a type of deception, an untruth or not telling the truth.
prevaricator
Noun
1. a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
(synonym) liar
(hypernym) deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(hyponym) Ananias
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
Prevaricator
(n.)
One who prevaricates.
(n.)
One who betrays or abuses a trust.
(n.)
A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
prevaricator
Synonyms and related words:
Ananias, Baron Munchausen, Father of Lies, Satan, Sir John Mandeville, captious critic, caviler, consummate liar, dirty liar, equivocator, fabricator, fabulist, false witness, falsifier, fibber, fibster, habitual liar, hairsplitter, hedger, liar, mystificator, mystifier, mythomaniac, nitpicker, obscurantist, palterer, pathological liar, perjurer, pettifogger, picayune critic, pseudologist, pseudologue, pussyfoot, pussyfooter, quibbler, shuffler, spinner of yarns, storyteller, tergiversator, yarn spinner, yarner
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
