Synonyms for dissimulator


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-sim-yuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɪm yəˌleɪt

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Définition of dissimulator

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare "to disguise, hide, conceal, keep secret," from dis- (see dis-) + simulare (see simulate). Related: Dissimulated; dissimulating.
  • As in liar : noun person who tells falsehood
  • As in perjurer : noun liar
  • As in prevaricator : noun liar
  • As in tartuffe : noun hypocrite
  • As in hypocrite : noun person who pretends, is deceitful
Example sentences :
  • "No, indeed; you enchanted us all;" replied the dissimulator.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Yet we were friends for years," declared the dissimulator, folding his hands with a dreary shake of his head.
  • Extract from : « Cynthia Wakeham's Money » by Anna Katharine Green
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