deceiver

American  

[dih-see-ver] / dɪˈsi vər /

noun

1. one who misleads another or others by a false appearance or statement, especially one who does so habitually.

   Far from being a historian, he is a deceiver who invents, manipulates, and modifies documents.

2. Often Deceiver the devil; Satan.

   My orders as a bishop are to execute the holy rites for demonic exorcism; I do not plan to leave these good sisters at the mercy of the Deceiver.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• predeceiver
  noun

Etymology

Origin of deceiver

First recorded in 1350–1400; deceiv(e) ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )