Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions, character, etc., under a false appearance; one who pretends that a thing which is is not.
- n. Synonyms Dissembler, Hypocrite. A dissembler is one who tries to conceal what he is; a hypocrite, one who tries to make himself appear to be what he is not, especially to seem better than he is. See dissemble.
Wiktionary
- n. someone who dissembles
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite.
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
Examples
“Sarah Palin is a hypocrite, a liar, a dissembler, an opportunist.”
Think Progress » MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Mocks Sarah Palin By Writing ‘Cheat Sheet’ On Her Hand
“Only a fool could not see through that arch dissembler from day one.”
“But let's remember this: Bowman is a master dissembler and is prone to making disingenuous comments at times such as these; comments designed to deflect any suspicions that he may have had a role in this decision.”
“It is not by accident that I refer to you as "the dissembler.”
“But try as he might, the master dissembler, with the walls closing in, proves unable to get out of anything.”
William Bradley: Mad Men: "Seven Twenty Three" -- HuffPost Review
“If he's willing to use their lying and dissembling to his advantage, doesn't that make him a liar and dissembler also?”
“I am who I claim to be, and I do know stats, the views of the dissembler notwithstanding.”
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Bill Clinton: I Opposed Iraq War From The Beginning
“You are just an intellectually dishonest hack ... a dissembler.”
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Bill Clinton: I Opposed Iraq War From The Beginning
“That last post to the dissembler was mine ... sorry.”
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Bill Clinton: I Opposed Iraq War From The Beginning
“That's just wingnut code for: "You have permission from the straight talk dissembler to bring it up, Bob.”
McCain: If I Bring Up Ayers At Debate, It Will Be Obama's Fault
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