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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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