deceiver

[ dih-see-ver ]
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noun
  1. one who misleads another or others by a false appearance or statement, especially one who does so habitually: Far from being a historian, he is a deceiver who invents, manipulates, and modifies documents.

  2. Often Deceiver . the devil; Satan: My orders as a bishop are to execute the holy rites for demonic exorcism; I do not plan to leave these good sisters at the mercy of the Deceiver.

Origin of deceiver

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; deceiv(e) + -er1

Other words from deceiver

  • pre·de·ceiv·er, noun

Words Nearby deceiver

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How to use deceiver in a sentence

  • According to these words Ezekiel was either an out-and-out deceiver, a wicked man, or, he was a clairvoyant.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • Falling into the pose with consummate art of the practiced deceiver, she really made an attractive study.

  • O Lovelace, thou art surely nearly allied to the grand deceiver, in thy endeavour to suit temptations to inclinations?

    Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel Richardson