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Liar

/ˈlaɪ.ə/

One who tells lies.

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noun
  1. 1

    One who tells lies.

  2. 2

    A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.

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prevaricatornounOne who prevaricates.

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straight arrownoun(US, informal) Someone who behaves according to conventional standards; one noted for honesty and integrity.
square shooternoun(idiomatic) A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner.

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prevaricatornounOne who prevaricates.
fibbernoun(informal) A liar.
deceivernounA person who lies or deceives.
fakenounSomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
phonynoun(informal) Anything fraudulent or fake.
fakernounOne who fakes something.
dissemblernounSomeone who dissembles.
cheaternounSomeone who cheats; something that cheats.
pseudologistnounSomeone who says falsehoods; a liar; a pseudologue.
falsehoodnoun(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
perjurernounsomeone who has committed perjury by lying under oath
tergiversatornounOne who tergiversates.
lyingnounAn act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.
mythomaniacnounSomeone who suffers from mythomania.
falsenounOne of two options on a true-or-false test, that not representing true.
truthnounTrue facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
fabulistnounA person who writes or tells fables.
lienoun(golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
storytellernounA person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
hungryAffected by hunger; having the physical need for food.

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