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Definitions for deceiver
de·ceiv·er
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Princeton's WordNet
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slickernoun
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Wiktionary
deceivernoun
A person who lies or deceives.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Deceivernoun
One that leads another into errour; a cheat.
Etymology: from deceive.
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more;
Men were deceivers ever:
One foot in sea, and one on shore;
To one thing constant never. William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing.As for his dismission out of France, they interpreted it not as if he were detected, or neglected for a counterfeit deceiver. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Those voices, actions or gestures, which men have not by any compact agreed to make the instruments of conveying their thoughts one to another, are not the proper instruments of deceiving, so as to denominate the person using them a lyar or deceiver. Robert South, Sermons.
It is to be admired how any deceiver can be so weak to foretel things near at hand, when a very few months must of necessity discover the imposture. Jonathan Swift, Predictions.
Adieu, the heart-expanding bowl,
And all the kind deceivers of the soul. Alexander Pope, Horace.
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deceiver
A deceiver is a person who deliberately misleads or tricks others by presenting false information or making false claims in order to take advantage of them, often for personal gain or to manipulate a situation in their favour. It can also refer to anything that creates an illusion or gives a false impression.
Webster Dictionary
Deceivernoun
one who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor
Wikidata
Deceiver
Deceiver is the fourth solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released on Sugar Hill in 2004. It features a total of 39 instruments, all played by Thile himself. The instruments played on the album include the mandolin, mandola, bass guitar, electric guitar, violin, and various percussion instruments. In 2005, the album was nominated the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical to the album's engineers, Thile and Gary Paczosa.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of deceiver in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deceiver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of deceiver in a Sentence
A good dress often hides a deceiver.
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.
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- bedragerDanish
- Betrügerin, BetrügerGerman
- απατεώνGreek
- mentiroso, engañador, embusteroSpanish
- pettäjäFinnish
- trompeur, trompeuseFrench
- cealgaireIrish
- רמאיHebrew
- ingannatoreItalian
- רַמַאִיHebrew
- 詐欺師Japanese
- 사기꾼Korean
- seductorLatin
- bedriegerDutch
- bedragerNorwegian
- enganadorPortuguese
- обманщик, обманщицаRussian
- 騙子Chinese
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