deceiver
Americannoun
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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.
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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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Origin of deceiver
First recorded in 1350–1400; deceiv(e) ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
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The Negotiator, published in 1991, continued the successful run while The Deceiver, the tale of a maverick but brilliant MI6 agent, was made into a BBC mini-series.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver promises to let you and your friends fight alongside the '90s hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan in a game that mixes combat and music.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
But it does not flood, thanks to something known as the Beaver Deceiver.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021
Turnbull shines particularly in John Casken's virtuosic Amethyst Deceiver for solo oboe from 2009, its capricious twists and turns reflecting the amethyst deceiver of the title – an edible mushroom disguised as a poisonous one.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2013
To thee, that false Deceiver, thou hast broke thy Vows, thy lawful Vows of Wedlock.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague
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