Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person who lies or deceives.

    Betrüger, Betrügerin

    обма́нщикobmánščik, обма́нщицаobmánščica

    дури́світdurýsvit, ошука́чošukáč, ошука́нецьošukánecʹ

  2. Another name for Satan.

More definitions
  • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Examples

4 sentences

  1. It's double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

    ruОбмануть обманщика - двойное удовольствие.

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  2. I am surrounded by nothing but deceivers and liars.

    ruКругом меня окружают одни обманщики и лжецы.

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  3. The truth is, he is nothing other than a deceiver.

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  4. Men were always deceivers.

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Translations

7 languages
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English deceyvour, from Anglo-Norman decevour; by surface analysis,

Inherited from Middle English deceyvour, from Anglo-Norman decevour; by surface analysis, deceive + -er. Displaced native Old English swica.

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Forms

plural: deceivers
Singulardeceiver
Pluraldeceivers

regular

Synonyms

36 synonyms
devilB2impC1cheatB2liarB1Azazeldemonbamboozlerbouncerbullshittercheatercoggercony-catchercrammerdeceptor
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms
Honest Abenonliarsquare shooterstraight shootertruthteller

Word family

15 related words
RelatedhypocriteC1deceiveB2dissemblerfakerforgermisrepresenterkidderpretendersophistdeceptiondupe
Derivedamethyst deceiverarchdeceiverbeaver deceiverself-deceiver

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
deceasedeceitC1deceitfuldeceiveB2decencydecentB2decentlydecentralization
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