Definitions for dissembler
dis·sem·bler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretendernoun

   a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissemblernoun

   someone who dissembles

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissemblernoun

   An hypocrite; a man who conceals his true disposition.

   Etymology: from dissemble.

   Thou dost wrong me, thou dissembler, thou. William Shakespeare.

   The French king, in the business of peace, was the greater dissembler of the two. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Such an one, whose virtue forbiddeth him to be base and a dissembler, shall evermore hang under the wheel. Walter Raleigh.

   The queen, with rage inflam’d,
   Thus greets him, Thou dissembler, wouldst thou fly
   Out of my arms by stealth. John Denham.

   Men will trust no farther than they judge a person for sincerity fit to be trusted: a discovered dissembler can atchieve nothing great and considerable. Robert South, Sermons.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissemblernoun

   one who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DISSEMBLER

   To hide under a false appearance.to put on the appearance of : SIMULATE;to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense;To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives:dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender;to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of;to put on the appearance of; to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically.one who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance;dissembler, dissimulator,pretender;to conceal (one's real motives, emotions, etc) by pretence;to pretend;to pretend not to notice; ignore;act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, fake, feign, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham.

   The word “dissembler," underlined in the last sentence, is referring to one in disguise .

   
   

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How to pronounce dissembler?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissembler in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissembler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dissembler
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dissembler
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dissembler
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissembler