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beguiler

beguiler

8.7
A person who tricks others by saying things that are not true
  • noun
  • /bɪˈɡaɪlər/
translation icon : embaucador
  • She is a master beguiler who knows how to enchant her audience.

Examples

  • Beware of the beguiler who promises more than he can deliver.

  • She called him a beguiler for the way he twisted the truth.

  • The master beguiler convinced everyone with his charming stories.

  • The beguiler smiled charmingly at everyone in the room.

  • The magician was a skilled beguiler, captivating the audience with every trick he performed.

  • Her charm and wit made her a natural beguiler, winning over everyone she met.

  • He acted as a beguiler during the negotiation, using flattery to gain the trust of his opponents.

Synonyms

cheater
vsbeguiler
  • Offensive
112 2.6

A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage

misleads by charm and persuasion rather than by breaking formal rules
cheat
vsbeguiler
  • Offensive
55 2.6

A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage

relies on charm and leading belief instead of rule-breaking dishonesty
impostor
vsbeguiler
  • UK
50 5.1

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

misleads by charm instead of assuming a false personal identity
con man
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47 4.7

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money

may use charm to mislead without aiming to gain money or trust
con artist
vsbeguiler
40 4.8

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables

can mislead through charm generally, not only to defraud financially
charlatan
vsbeguiler
  • Offensive
38 8.6

A person who says they have special skills to trick people

misleads by charm rather than by pretending expert skill or knowledge
scammer
vsbeguiler
  • NSFW
20 4.0

A person who tricks others to take their money or things

sometimes misleads by charm rather than specifically for financial theft
trickster
vsbeguiler
20 6.0

A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun

uses charm to create belief rather than mainly to entertain or trick
faker
vsbeguiler
  • Offensive
15 5.2

A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people

misleads through charm rather than by faking appearances or claims
deceiver
vsbeguiler
13 5.5

A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true

uses charm to mislead rather than making direct false claims
pretender
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7 7.4

A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people

uses personal charm to mislead rather than claiming false status
hoaxer
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4 6.7

A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention

misleads individuals personally through charm rather than public pranking
bluffer
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4 7.0

A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have

deceives by charming belief rather than by bluffing abilities or intentions
defrauder
vsbeguiler
  • Formal
1 7.9

A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people

may deceive through personal charm rather than to secure financial gain
bamboozler
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  • Informal
1 7.8

A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke

misleads people by charm rather than by playful tricking
manhandler
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8.0

A person who controls others by charm or tricks

aims to lead belief through charm rather than to control others
magsman
vsbeguiler
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money

uses charm to mislead rather than relying on archaic swindling talk

Antonyms

1 3.8

A person who never lies, even when it is hard

How Deceptive

swindler
15 5.4
con artist
40 4.8
beguiler
8.7
deceiver
13 5.5

Surface Forms

beguiler singular
beguilers plural

Morphology

beguiler = beguile (semi-transparent) = be + guile + er

The agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'beguile' straightforwardly yields 'one who beguiles'.

Etymology

Beguiler comes from the verb beguile, made of be- plus guile, with guile meaning 'trick' or 'deceive' and similar to the idea 'wily'. That's why a beguiler can mean a person who charms others but actually leads them into a false belief.