liar
li·ar
noun \ˈlī(-ə)r\Definition of LIAR
: a person who tells lies
Examples of LIAR
- She called him a dirty liar.
- <she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut>
Origin of LIAR
Middle English, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie — more at lie
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to LIAR
Related Words: exaggerator, mythomaniac; calumniator, defamer, libeler, libelist, slanderer; perjurer; distorter, falsifier; equivocator, palterer; gossip, gossiper, talebearer; charlatan, cheat, cheater, counterfeiter, cozener, deceiver, defrauder, dissembler, dissimulator, double-dealer, fraud, hustler, knave, mountebank, operator, pretender
Near Antonyms: square shooter
