deceiver
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5.5
- noun
- /dɪˈsiːvər/
- The charming speaker turned out to be a talented deceiver who manipulated the audience's emotions.
Examples
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You are a deceiver.
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His promises in the campaign now make him appear as a deceiver, just another typical hackneyed politician.
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While alive, that deceiver said he would rise again after three days.
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The devil is the great deceiver.
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The deceiver comes disguised as an angel of light.
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In other words, the deceivers convinced those parents and grandparents that they could be trusted.
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Where are you, Lucifer, Beelzebub, oh great deceiver?
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Religious zealots are professional liars and deceivers who will say anything to gain your trust.
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Yes, the number of this end-time Babylon and the great deceiver is 666.
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Deep within the inferno, Gianni Schicchi keeps the company of other deceivers.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
119
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
101
2.6
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
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5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
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4.7
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money
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2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
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3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
46
6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
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4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
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8.6
A person who says they have special skills to trick people
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6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
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7.4
A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people
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4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
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5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits
15
5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
8
6.2
A person who seems friendly but is actually dangerous or dishonest
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6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
4
7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
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8.4
A man who tricks people by gaining their trust and taking their money
1
9.5
A person who hides real thoughts or plans by saying something else
1
7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
1
8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
1
6.8
A person who makes others believe things that are not true
1
8.7
A person who changes papers or records to deceive others
1
7.8
A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke
1
9.9
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
1
7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
1
9.9
A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money
1
8.7
A person who tricks others by saying things that are not true
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deceiver comes from Latin parts de- 'away' and capere 'to take', like in capture. So a deceiver is someone who 'takes away' the truth or makes others believe something that is not true.