deceiver

Noun

Meaning

One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cheat impostor cheater slicker beguiler trickster judas dodger fiddler faker shark pretender charlatan humbug twister

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Antonyms

faithful man Friday enlightener nice person reliable person go-to man

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Hypernyms

offender wrongdoer

Hyponyms

fox dodger faker front pretender charlatan

Phrases with the word

beaver deceiver gay deceiver self-deceiver

Anagrams

received

Examples

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Jean de La Fontaine

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. Hannah Arendt

The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality. And I take responsibility for the entire problem. I am a deceiver and a liar. There's a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it for all of my adult life. Ted Haggard

O Memory! thou fond deceiver. Oliver Goldsmith

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. French Proverb

Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

deceivance deceive deceive oneself deceiving deceivingly deceivous