liar
Plural: liars
Noun
- A person who does not tell the truth; one who lies.
- a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
- A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
- A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Examples
- The opponent claimed ’ZAX’ wasn’t a word, but the dictionary proved him a liar.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
prevaricator, bluffer, bullshitter, contradictor, deceiver, fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, goofer, gossiper, nonsenser, red flagger, storyteller, tall tale teller
Antonyms
square shooter
Scrabble Score: 4
liar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordliar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary