DECEIVER

deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker

(noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deceiver (plural deceivers)

A person who lies or deceives.

Synonym: Thesaurus:deceiver

(usually preceded by "the") Another name for Satan.

Synonym: Thesaurus:Satan

Anagrams

• received

Source: Wiktionary


De*ceiv"er, n.

Definition: One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor. The deceived and the deceiver are his. Job xii. 16.

Syn.

– Deceiver, Impostor. A deceiver operates by stealth and in private upon individuals; an impostor practices his arts on the community at large. The one succeeds by artful falsehoods, the other by bold assumption. The faithless friend and the fickle lover are deceivers; the false prophet and the pretended prince are impostors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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