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PREVARICATOR
liar, prevaricator
(noun) a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prevaricator (plural prevaricators)
One who prevaricates.
(historical) An orator at the University of Cambridge fulfilling a similar function to the terrae filius at Oxford.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*var"i*ca`tor, n. Etym: [L. praevaricator: cf. F. prévaricateur.]
1. One who prevaricates.
2. (Roman Law)
Definition: A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. Prynne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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