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dissembler

American  
[dih-sem-bler] / dɪˈsɛm blər /

noun

  1. a person who gives a false or misleading appearance, or who feigns or pretends something; a fraud or phony.

    I take everyone seriously until they reveal themselves to be liars, dissemblers, shills, or unrepentant hypocrites.


Etymology

Origin of dissembler

dissemble ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )

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His vaguely lined mien suggests premature strain, which feels at odds with a character we’re to take as an expert dissembler, not to say a sociopath.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2024

And so it’s been a rough few days for front-runner Boris Johnson, seen as either the next Winston Churchill or an entertaining dissembler, depending.

From Washington Post Jun. 25, 2019

In my own dealings with Assange, he has often overstated his abilities as a hacker; he is a self-confessed dissembler.

From The New Yorker Apr. 11, 2019

Today, it may seem that we'll remember Spicer as a shameless dissembler.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2017

But it is necessary to know how to colour over this nature effectively, and to be a great pretender and dissembler.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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