liar
noun
li·ar ˈlī(-ə)r 
: a person who tells lies
has a reputation as a liar
Synonyms
- fabricator
- fabulist
- fibber
- prevaricator
- storyteller
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
She called him a dirty liar. she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
Recent Examples on the Web Now, the mustachioed misfit is taking on the concept of truth itself with his first novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance, about a compulsive liar named Marsha Sprinkle. 
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 Being hopelessly unreliable and a compulsive liar will have that effect. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Maloney opened that hearing by calling Darren Woods, the CEO of ExxonMobil a liar and comparing him and his fellow chief executives to the CEOs of the tobacco companies of the 1990s. David Blackmon, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Here's the infamous liar caught on tape mid-testimony. Darren Franich, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2022 Admittedly, the clean beauty makeup trend is a beautiful liar. R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com, 18 July 2022 Michael puts in a good effort with the ruse, but Brittany is an awful liar. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 11 July 2022 When Navarro describes himself as ruthless, unscrupulous and a liar, he should be taken at his word. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 But Charlie also was a liar, a con man, a cheat with an even darker side than scamming people out of their life savings. Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2022 See More
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 Being hopelessly unreliable and a compulsive liar will have that effect. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Maloney opened that hearing by calling Darren Woods, the CEO of ExxonMobil a liar and comparing him and his fellow chief executives to the CEOs of the tobacco companies of the 1990s. David Blackmon, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Here's the infamous liar caught on tape mid-testimony. Darren Franich, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2022 Admittedly, the clean beauty makeup trend is a beautiful liar. R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com, 18 July 2022 Michael puts in a good effort with the ruse, but Brittany is an awful liar. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 11 July 2022 When Navarro describes himself as ruthless, unscrupulous and a liar, he should be taken at his word. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 But Charlie also was a liar, a con man, a cheat with an even darker side than scamming people out of their life savings. Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie — more at lie
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
liar
noun
li·ar ˈlī-ər
: a person who tells lies
liar
noun
as in storyteller
a person who tells lies she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- storyteller
- fibber
- prevaricator
- fabulist
- cheat
- fabricator
- exaggerator
- mythomaniac
- gossiper
- defamer
- slanderer
- perjurer
- deceiver
- libeler
- falsifier
- charlatan
- calumniator
- distorter
- cheater
- dissembler
- knave
- pretender
- equivocator
- fraud
- mountebank
- counterfeiter
- defrauder
- gossip
- palterer
- double-dealer
- libelist
- hustler
- cozener
- operator
- talebearer
- dissimulator
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- square shooter