Prevaricator — Pre*var i*ca tor, n. [L. praevaricator: cf. F. pr[ e]varicateur.] 1. One who prevaricates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution. [1913 Webster] 3. One who betrays or abuses a trust.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prevaricator — c.1400, from L. praevaricator, agent noun from praevaricari (see PREVARICATE (Cf. prevaricate)) … Etymology dictionary
prevaricator — prevaricate ► VERB ▪ avoid giving a direct answer when asked a question. DERIVATIVES prevarication noun prevaricator noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «transgress»: from Latin praevaricari walk crookedly, deviate … English terms dictionary
prevaricator — noun see prevaricate … New Collegiate Dictionary
prevaricator — /pri var i kay teuhr/, n. 1. a person who speaks falsely; liar. 2. a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth; quibbler; equivocator. [1535 45; < L praevaricator; see PREVARICATE, TOR] * * * … Universalium
prevaricator — noun Agent noun of prevaricate; one who prevaricates … Wiktionary
prevaricator — Synonyms and related words: Ananias, Baron Munchausen, Father of Lies, Satan, Sir John Mandeville, captious critic, caviler, consummate liar, dirty liar, equivocator, fabricator, fabulist, false witness, falsifier, fibber, fibster, habitual liar … Moby Thesaurus
prevaricator — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. perjurer, hypocrite, deceiver; see liar . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who tells lies: fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, liar. Informal: storyteller. Law: perjurer. See TRUE … English dictionary for students
prevaricator — pre var·i·ca·tor || prɪ værɪkeɪtÉ™(r) n. one who misleads, deceiver; liar, one who makes false statements … English contemporary dictionary
prevaricator — n 1. liar, fibber, storyteller, taleteller, falsifier, fabricator; dodger, equivocator, shuffler, evader, bluffer, bluff, fake, hypocrite; dissembler, sophist, casuist, quibbler, canter; deceiver, beguiler. seducer. 2. humbug, cheat, cozener,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
