liar
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of liar
before 950; Middle English lier, Old English lēogere. See lie 1, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Odysseus is the flawed hero, a consummate liar and a less-than-stellar leader who cannot safeguard the “homecomings of his companions.”
The US leader, who is absent from the gathering in the Amazonian city of Belém, was called a liar for his rejection of climate science and "against humankind" for his rollback of key climate policies.
From BBC
The competent liars are still out there, and their debt is probably in your bond fund right now.
From MarketWatch
Miller accused Uygur of “racist, bigoted rhetoric” around Israel and Uygur countered that Miller was a habitual liar.
From Salon
In response, Jefferies called her “sick,” “demented” and a “stone cold liar.”
From Salon
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