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dissembler

dis·semb·ler

uncommon

noun

1.

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

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A modification of earlier dissimuler (from Middle English dissimulour) after resemble and semblance; equivalent to dissemble + -er.

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