Antonyms for hoaxer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hohks
Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠks


Definition of hoaxer

Origin :
  • 1796 (v.), 1808 (n.), probably an alteration of hocus "conjurer, juggler" (1630s), or directly from hocus-pocus. Related: Hoaxed; hoaxing.
  • As in fraud : noun person who is false, deceitful
Example sentences :
  • And he gently pushed me toward the door, taking me for a hoaxer or a madman.
  • Extract from : « Artists' Wives » by Alphonse Daudet
  • This, by the way, was a compromising statement on our hoaxer's part.
  • Extract from : « The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 » by Various
  • He received the thousand francs from Florentine and returned to bet on his hoaxer.
  • Extract from : « A Start in Life » by Honore de Balzac
  • Your Parisian hoaxer likes a dash of Grand Guignol horrors in his jokelet.
  • Extract from : « Swirling Waters » by Max Rittenberg
  • My chattering friend here occasionally asks them, and he is a hoaxer.
  • Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker

Synonyms for hoaxer

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