deceiver

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deceyvour, from Anglo-Norman decevour; by surface analysis, deceive +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsiːvə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsivɚ/

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• Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)

Noun

deceiver (plural deceivers)

1. A person who lies or deceives.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deceiver

   • 1983, Matt Johnson, “The Sinking Feeling”, in Soul Mining, performed by The The:

     My memory my fond deceiver / Is turning all my past into pain / While I'm being raped by progress / Tomorrow's world is here to stay

2. (usually preceded by "the") Another name for Satan.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan

Derived terms

• amethyst deceiver
• archdeceiver
• beaver deceiver
• self-deceiver

Translations

person who lies or deceives

Arabic: غَشَّاش m (ḡaššāš), خَدَّاع m (ḵaddāʕ) Chinese: Mandarin: 欺詐者 / 欺诈者 (zh) (qīzhàzhě) Czech: podvodník (cs) m, podvodnice f Dutch: bedrieger (nl) m, bedriegster (nl) f French: trompeur (fr), trompeuse (fr) f German: Betrüger (de) m, Betrügerin (de) f Hebrew: רמאי (rammai) Hindi: धोखा देनेवाला m (dhokhā denevālā), धोखेबाज़ m (dhokhebāz), छली (hi) m (chalī) Indonesian: penipu (id), pendusta (id) Irish: cealgaire m Italian: ingannatore (it) m, ingannatrice (it) f Japanese: 詐欺師 (ja) (さぎし, sagishi) Latin: dēceptor m Malayalam: വഞ്ചകൻ (ml) m (vañcakaṉ), തട്ടിപ്പുകാരൻ m (taṭṭippukāraṉ) Middle English: losengeour, deceyvour Ottoman Turkish: یالانجی (yalancı) Portuguese: enganador (pt) m, enganadora (pt) f Russian: обма́нщик (ru) m (obmánščik), обма́нщица (ru) f (obmánščica) Sardinian: trasséri m, trasséra f Spanish: embustero (es) m, embaucador (es) m, impostor (es) m, mentiroso (es) m, trapacero (es) m Telugu: మోసగాడు (te) (mōsagāḍu) Ukrainian: дури́світ (uk) m (durýsvit), ошука́ч m (ošukáč), ошука́нець m (ošukánecʹ), бма́нник m (bmánnyk), дури́людок m (durýljudok), дури́люд (durýljud)

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