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liar

UK/ˈlaɪ.ə/ US/ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ common

noun

1.

a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English lier, liere, lyere, liȝer, lieȝer, legher, from Old English lēgere, lēogere (“liar, false witness, hypocrite”), from Proto-West Germanic *leugārī, from Proto-Germanic *leugārijaz (“liar”), from *leuganą (“to lie”) + *-ārijaz, equivalent to lie + -ar. More at lie.

Phrases

  • barefaced liar
  • liar dice
  • liar liar pants on fire
  • liar loan
  • liar paradox
  • liar's dividend
  • pathological liar
  • the devil is a liar

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