prevaricator

[ pri-var-i-key-ter ]

/ prɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪ tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR prevaricator ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who speaks falsely; liar.

a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth; quibbler; equivocator.

Origin of prevaricator

1535–45; <Latin praevāricātor;see prevaricate, -tor

Words nearby prevaricator

Préval, prevalence, prevalent, prevaricate, prevarication, prevaricator, prévenance, prevenient, prevenient grace, prevent, prevent defense

Example sentences from the Web for prevaricator

Everything this girl said made her more of a prevaricator, even though she might be innocent of crime.
The Mystery Girl|Carolyn Wells
Mr. Rabbit, you are all these—a lazy, shiftless sneak, thief and prevaricator.'
Mother West Wind's Children|Thornton W. Burgess
"Hampton's a prevaricator," he said gravely, as he looked down into the merry blue eyes turned up to him.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch|Jackson Gregory
He was not willingly a prevaricator, and hated thoroughly to make explanations concerning it.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser

I'm not after sayin' me father was a prevaricator—no, indeed!
Over the Seas for Uncle Sam|Elaine Sterne

单词	prevaricator
释义	prevaricator [ pri-var-i-key-ter ] / prɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prevaricator ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who speaks falsely; liar. a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth; quibbler; equivocator. Origin of prevaricator 1535–45; <Latin praevāricātor;see prevaricate, -tor Words nearby prevaricator Préval, prevalence, prevalent, prevaricate, prevarication, prevaricator, prévenance, prevenient, prevenient grace, prevent, prevent defense Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prevaricator Everything this girl said made her more of a prevaricator, even though she might be innocent of crime. The Mystery Girl\|Carolyn Wells Mr. Rabbit, you are all these—a lazy, shiftless sneak, thief and prevaricator.' Mother West Wind's Children\|Thornton W. Burgess "Hampton's a prevaricator," he said gravely, as he looked down into the merry blue eyes turned up to him. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch\|Jackson Gregory He was not willingly a prevaricator, and hated thoroughly to make explanations concerning it. Sister Carrie\|Theodore Dreiser I'm not after sayin' me father was a prevaricator—no, indeed! Over the Seas for Uncle Sam\|Elaine Sterne Words related to prevaricator perjurer, trickster, fibber, deceiver, falsifier, storyteller, phony, promoter, fabulist, cheat, fabricator, maligner, equivocator, dissimulator, misleader, con artist, deluder, fabler
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prevaricator

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