deceiver
noun
one who misleads another or others by a false appearance or statement, especially one who does so habitually.
deceivers
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pluralof deceiver.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
"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
One is that it gives liars and deceivers legitimacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
In the case of beetle daisies, one of the rare non-orchid sexual deceivers, their blooms sometimes feature dark, raised petal spots at the base of their yellow-orange florets.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
“She would surely have come to further grief, for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are deceivers both. They are vile traitors, loyal only to themselves.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
