deceiver

de·ceive

D0070000 (dĭ-sēv′)v. de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing, de·ceives v.tr.1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.2. Archaic To catch by guile; ensnare.v.intr.1. To practice deceit.2. To give a false impression: appearances can deceive.

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[Middle English deceiven, from Old French deceveir, from Vulgar Latin *dēcipēre, from Latin dēcipere, to ensnare, deceive : dē-, de- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·ceiv′a·ble adj.de·ceiv′er n.de·ceiv′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: deceive, mislead, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle
These verbs mean to cause someone to believe something untrue, usually with an ulterior motive in mind. Deceive, the most general, stresses the deliberate misrepresentation of what one knows to be true: "We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know, because they have never deceived us" (Samuel Johnson).
To mislead is to direct toward a wrong conclusion, as by the use of half-truths or obfuscation; it is often but not always intentional: "Writing for young people may tempt authors to oversimplify technical information, which may mislead or confuse the reader" (Margaret Bush).
Delude can imply a deception so thorough as to foster belief that is not merely misplaced but often irrational; it may also imply a strong dose of wishful thinking: "I knew, suddenly, in a thunderbolt of awareness, that I had been deluding myself for years, and had madly fancied myself a writer, when I was nothing of the sort" (Margaret Drabble).
To dupe is to play upon another's susceptibilities or naiveté: The shoppers were duped by false advertising. Hoodwink and the informal bamboozle refer to deception by hoaxing, trickery, or artful persuasion: "Worst of all ... the orchestra manager ... has somehow hoodwinked me with his courtly southern manner into signing another multiyear contract" (Arnold Steinhardt)."Perhaps if I wanted to be understood or to understand I would bamboozle myself into belief, but I am a reporter" (Graham Greene).

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deceiver - someone who leads you to believe something that is not truebeguiler, cheater, trickster, slicker, cheatoffender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil lawbluffer, four-flusher - a person who tries to bluff other peoplechiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger - a person who swindles you by means of deception or frauddecoy, steerer - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)dodger, slyboots, fox - a shifty deceptive persondouble-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer, betrayer - a person who says one thing and does anotherdefalcator, embezzler, peculator - someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own usefalsifier - someone who falsifiesfinagler, wangler - a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methodscounterfeiter, forger - someone who makes copies illegallyfortune hunter - a person who seeks wealth through marriagefront man, nominal head, straw man, strawman, figurehead, front - a person used as a cover for some questionable activitydissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender - a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motivesimitator, impersonator - someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of anotherfaker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud, fake - a person who makes deceitful pretensesliar, prevaricator - a person who has lied or who lies repeatedlymisleader - someone who leads astray (often deliberately)charlatan, mountebank - a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokesobscurantist - a person who is deliberately vaguesandbagger - someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of youtwo-timer - someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody elseutterer - someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins

deceiver

noun liar, fraud, cheat, fake, betrayer, crook (informal), pretender, deluder, hypocrite, charlatan, trickster, con man (informal), sharper, impostor, fraudster, swindler, dissembler, inveigler, mountebank, snake in the grass, grifter (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), double-dealer, chiseller (informal), cozener He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver.Quotations
"men were deceivers ever" [William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing]

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