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noun

Prevaricator n.

One who prevaricates.

(Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.

One who betrays or abuses a trust.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Prevaricator" Quotes from Famous Books

... believe she had even for a moment considered such a thing. Oh, she did it well, did Stella, and endured these frequent griefs and surprises with, I must protest, quite exemplary patience. In a phrase, she was the most adorable combination of the prevaricator, the jilt and the ...

— The Cords of Vanity • James Branch Cabell et al

... Ditson of listening at his door, but Roll vigorously denied that he had done so. Diamond told him he was a natural-born prevaricator, and let it go ...

— Frank Merriwell's Races • Burt L. Standish

... Mr. Stone's orders. And, take it from me, Mr. Calhoun, I ain't so fresh as to make remarks about a lady. I'm a prevaricator of the truth, but only when it's abserlutely necessary. And on the other hand, I'm a born protector of women. Why, I'd be only too tickled to find a gentleman suspect. Or, at least, to clear Miss ...

— Vicky Van • Carolyn Wells

... prevaricator cheerfully, "it would be necessary to run down to Toronto soon anyway. I haven't a rag fit to wear and neither has Jane. But Detroit is better. Things are much cheaper across the line. And easy as anything to ...

— Up the Hill and Over • Isabel Ecclestone Mackay

... this drawback: that, if ever the truth comes to light, the prevaricator is in just the same case as if he had lied to the most shameless extent, and for a man to point out that the words he used contained no absolute falsehood will ...

— Stories By English Authors: London • Various