Definitions
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Word origin
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. More at lie.
Used in a sentence
“He simply said, "We know, the Big Satan is a big liar."”
“The swabber, perhaps the lowliest position on the ship, was responsible for cleaning the decks. By tradition, each Monday a new crewmember was appointed the liar—the first person caught telling a lie the previous week.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Untruthful person”4 letters
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