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. )
Vocabulary lists containing deceiver
Example Sentences
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Trauma is a nasty deceiver, both in the way it makes survivors distrust their memories and the way we, its witnesses, interpret it in the context of everything we see.
From Salon • May 20, 2023
As you know, there are multiple Saurons: Sauron who seeks redemption; Sauron the deceiver; Annatar, the lord of gifts.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
Jacob was a popular boy’s name in Old Testament times, and meant "the one who grasps," "the angler," "the deceiver" or "the supplanter."
From Fox News • Mar. 20, 2022
A deceiver distorts evidence with the aim of making you form a false belief.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2019
“Mr. Curtain is the big deceiver, remember? We can beat him at his own game!”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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