Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that tells lies.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who lies; a person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who deceives by false report or representation.
Wiktionary
- n. One who tells lies.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Etymologies
- From Middle English lier, from Old English lēogere ("liar, false witness, hypocrite"), from lēogan ("to lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error, charge falsely"), equivalent to lie + -er. Cognate with German Lügner ("liar"), Icelandic lygari ("liar"). More at lie. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Because of the emotional impact of the label liar, be sure to label the behavior, not the child i.e., “What you said is a lie” versus “You are a liar!””
“He stared at her intently, as if the word liar were printed across the bridge of her nose.”
“Stated income loans only deserve the moniker "liar loans" because they were abused by banks and given to borrowers who lacked the income to qualify full doc.”
“And so now, the fact that Giannoulias accurately called a liar a liar is made out to be as equally bad as the actual lying because OH MY STARS AND GARTERS YOU HAVE INFLAMMED DAVID GREGORY'S SENSE OF PROPRIETY!”
“Where I come from a liar is a liar and labeled as such.”
“So for the GOP to call him a liar is the level of respect that is given to our President.”
“In our society, to call someone a liar is the height of insulting.”
“Being called a liar is not only disrespectful and insubordinate, but most importantly an ACCUSATION – no ifs ands or buts.”
“And this liar is an old one; we know him many years.”
“Hillary only want to steal the nomination, i guess when you break this down, a liar is also a thief.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘liar’.
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Bad Options
words for those who commit particular crimes: i.e., bank robber, arsonist, etc.
liar, cheat, traitor, arsonist, felon, braggard, thief, profiteer, impostor, phony, fraud, culprit and 212 more...
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emordnilap
reviled, loot, no, ta, rat, part, pit, stop, spat, ten, mad, mart and 108 more...
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Awesome Pronunciations
BRING IT ON!!!!!
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Triphthongs
Words with triphthongs in
layer, player, payee, pompeii, tyre, fire, higher, liar, employer, soya, paranoia, sequoia and 14 more...
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people (bad)
nouns for bad people / words that describe bad people.
goto the good people list
( people, character, descriptor, noun )culprit, perpetrator, tormentor, swindler, bamboozler, nincompoop, thief, liar, back stabber, vandal, burglar, cheater and 85 more...
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open list: the art of talking
Words that describe people who are identified by a specific variety of speech. This list was inspired by the discussion at anecdotalist.
anecdotalist, conversationalist, fabulist, mythomaniac, speechifier, gaffeur, bullshit artist, preacher, witticist, raconteur, storyteller, liar and 29 more...
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#termsfromtoday
I'm always entertained by the terms @immerito tweets using the hashtag #termsfromtoday. As best I can tell, the tag emerged in mid 2011 after a brief flirtation with an alternate hashtag form. You'...
vortex ring state, gamine, airshed, drayage, judging rubric, shoulder graphic, diableries, exaptation, aggravant, anecdata, monégasques, vorticity and 304 more...
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Scriptie: The Two Towers
dampen, treacherous, black gate, man-flesh, precious, elvish, dwarf, pursuit, quarry, hobbit, sprinters, horse lords and 236 more...
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Kavitha's Words
avarice, mellow, mahogany, serendipity, plush, vengeance, catalyst, plausible, penury, meticulous, sarcastic, ninja and 100 more...
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soul mate
soul mate, soul mates, soul, portishead, wounded, death, depression, hurt, the cure, pain, longing, rat and 424 more...
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New words, not to be confused with th...
maladroit, aphasia, delphinium, bromide, greenhorn, just deserts, loth, supplanted, steeplechase, steeple, annex, vestments and 236 more...
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Czech_Hedgehog's Words
calyx, necrotic, aposematic, floccinauccinihil..., solitude, metanoia, katana, mediocre, trafalgar, eosinophil, deviant, the and 47 more...
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Words Against Bush (and/or his admini...
These are words that have been used, might have been used, or could be used in association with the current president and/or his administration. They are only listed as a device to remind the read...
cowboy, naive, ignorant, vengeful, vindictive, grudge, petulant, angry, bully, immature, inexperienced, afraid and 85 more...
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MEC4 Lesson 145
abandon, headquarters, lambada, association, catch on, sort, primal, deep-seated, sticky, rightful, technically, close and 55 more...
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Danagrams
void, relearn, rain, reordain, evil, real, divine, evildoer, varied, role, loner, dire and 85 more...
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Swearwords [NSFW]
Favorite things to call people that piss me off or to shout out when enraged. Not all of them are actual swearwords.
fuck, fucking, shit, idiot, motherfucker, cocksucker, bitch, whore, moron, dickhead, douche, douchebag and 44 more...
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