deceiver
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deceivers
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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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It's also known as the "deceiver" mushroom because once it ages and fades, it can be hard to identify.
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
Santos isn’t trans, but it can’t be good to have this new element folded into the larger story of the congressman as a liar and a deceiver.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 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
By late 1935, deliberately or not, Brundage had crossed the line between deceived and deceiver.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Winter Miller, a playwright and children’s book author based in Brooklyn, taunts her deceivers in the name of getting people to laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
When the people give way, their deceivers, betrayers, and destroyers press upon them so fast, that there is no resisting afterwards.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
"Reuters, they are some deceivers, liars," López Obrador said during his regular news conference, which is held every weekday morning.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
The deceivers were shut down and forced to pay $95,000 to a legitimate veterans charity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
They were all deceivers and spies, trained to prey on people like him, people without their unnatural gifts.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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