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noun

Prevaricator n.

One who prevaricates.

(Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.

One who betrays or abuses a trust.

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Etymology of 'Prevaricator'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Prevaricator" Quotes from Famous Books

... seen various actors passing before us in this drama, but I doubt if any of them have been more picturesque than this champion prevaricator. But he had related a splendid yarn. What it was intended to obscure would probably be quite as interesting as what he told. Just where he entered upon the river is of course impossible to decide, but that he never came through the Grand Canyon is as certain as anything ...

— The Romance of the Colorado River • Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

... pestiferous well? O, woe is me! Why did I ever let you out of my sight? Why did I not remain in servitude and slavery, rather than let you into the care of the cruel, false-hearted stranger? O villanous deceiver! O infamous prevaricator! Parson Dilman, why did I listen ...

— The Cross and the Shamrock • Hugh Quigley

Words linked to "Prevaricator" : cheater, cheat, Ananias, prevaricate, perjurer, liar, fabricator