Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that tells lies.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who lies; a person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who deceives by false report or representation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who tells
lies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Etymologies
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Examples
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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!”
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005
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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!”
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005
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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!”
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005
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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!”
It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend Richard Lavoie 2005
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He stared at her intently, as if the word liar were printed across the bridge of her nose.
Sweet Dalliance Lisa Bingham 1994
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He stared at her intently, as if the word liar were printed across the bridge of her nose.
Sweet Dalliance Lisa Bingham 1994
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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