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Synonyms for liars

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lahy-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ ər

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Définition of liars

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old English leogere "liar, false witness," agent noun from Anglian legan, West Saxon leogan "be untruthful, lie" (see lie (v.1)). "The form in -ar is probably in imitation of the refashioned forms such as scholar for scoler and pillar for piler." [Barnhart]
  • noun person who tells falsehood
Example sentences :
  • It has often been said, that liars have need of good memories.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I have only one reply for these persons; and, phrasing it as politely as I can, I say to them that they are all liars.
  • Extract from : « The Old Game » by Samuel G. Blythe
  • For if this is your meaning I should answer, that there have been plenty of liars in all ages.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • They never speak the truth except when they call each other liars.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • Men were fools and liars, and impostors and quackery reigned supreme.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • They impart what they have heard, but most of them are liars.
  • Extract from : « A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd' » by Moulavi Gergh Ali
  • Busy bodies and liars, he said, had created all the trouble between us.
  • Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty
  • I ask this question of you all, and call you rogues and liars if you do not tell me the truth.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
  • Cervantes had before designated Pinto as the "prince of liars."
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 » by Various
  • That explains the lying—of course they're liars, with an economy like that.
  • Extract from : « Letter of the Law » by Alan Edward Nourse
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