liar

Meaning

1. A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
2. (obsolete) 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.

Synonyms

fibber

deceiver

cheat

swindler

falsehood teller

trickster

prevaricator

storyteller

untruthful person

tale-bearer

dishonest person

fraud

story-teller

fabricator

slanderer

deceitful

twister

hypocrite

imposter

impostor

lie

denial

crook

false

pseudologist

fabricator of lies

inventive soul

charlatan

lying so-and-so

chatterbox

cheater

clear

cracker

criminal

deceit

equivocator

fabler

falsehood

fearful

😨

lying

quack

rascal

rogue

scoundrel

spy

thief

timid

double-tongued

con-man

slow witted fellow

Translations

menteur

mentiroso

Lügner

bugiardo

mentitore

leugenaar

embustero

ψεύτης

mentiroso

Lügnerin

menteuse

mentirosa

Schwindler

mentider

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaɪ.ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lier

Inherited from Old English: lēgere

In summary

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.

Sentences

Are you trying to make me out a liar ?