prevaricator
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Pre·var·i·ca·tor
n.
[L. praevaricator: cf. F. prévaricateur.]
1. One who prevaricates.
2. (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. Prynne.
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prevaricator
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- One who tells lies: fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, liar. Informal storyteller. Law perjurer. See true/false.
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