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deceiver

de·cei·ver

UK/dɪˈsiːvə(ɹ)/ US/dɪˈsivɚ/ rare

noun

1.

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English deceyvour, from Anglo-Norman decevour; by surface analysis, deceive + -er. Displaced native Old English swica.

Phrases

  • amethyst deceiver
  • beaver deceiver

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