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liar

//ˈlaɪ.ə//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

informal

Note for liar

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Forms

Plural
liars

Definitions

  1. 1.Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.

    • He simply said, "We know, the Big Satan is a big liar."

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4419

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Inherited 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.

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