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Synonyms for prevaricator


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pri-var-i-key-ter
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈvær ɪˌkeɪ tər

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Définition of prevaricator

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Old French prevaricator and directly from Latin praevaricator "sham accuser; unfaithful advocate," agent noun from past participle stem of praevaricari (see prevaricate).
  • noun liar
Example sentences :
  • You are a prevaricator, for you tell things which are not so.
  • Extract from : « Mother West Wind's Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • I'm not after sayin' me father was a prevaricator—no, indeed!
  • Extract from : « Over the Seas for Uncle Sam » by Elaine Sterne
  • She was not alone a dunce when it came to acting, she was a prevaricator as well.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross » by Gertrude W. Morrison
  • "Hampton's a prevaricator," he said gravely, as he looked down into the merry blue eyes turned up to him.
  • Extract from : « Judith of Blue Lake Ranch » by Jackson Gregory
  • He was not willingly a prevaricator, and hated thoroughly to make explanations concerning it.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Everything this girl said made her more of a prevaricator, even though she might be innocent of crime.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery Girl » by Carolyn Wells
  • But an Englishman is nothing if not a prevaricator; he calls it being scrupulously truthful.
  • Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan
  • For if I build up again the things which I have destroyed, I make myself a prevaricator.
  • Extract from : « The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version » by Various
  • Mr. Rabbit, you are all these—a lazy, shiftless sneak, thief and prevaricator.'
  • Extract from : « Mother West Wind's Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
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