Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who prevaricates; a shuffier; a quibbler.
- noun One who acts with unfaithfulness and want of probity; one who abuses a trust.
- noun Formerly, at the University of Cambridge, England, the opponent of the inceptor at commencement. He delivered a prefatory oration, freely satirizing prominent individuals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who prevaricates.
- noun (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
- noun One who betrays or abuses a trust.
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- noun
Agent noun ofprevaricate ; one who prevaricates.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Etymologies
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Examples
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Church founded on Peter-Why then is he called a prevaricator of the truth, a traitor to the truth;?
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The pompous prevaricator is in. ) takes a lot a gall, given the man he is supporting.
August 2004 2004
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Take a lesson from the Bob Dole Charm School: If your opponent lies, enough with words like "prevaricator" or "misrepresenting the truth," call him or her a liar.
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Here is the case of the billionaire prevaricator being exposed by a lowly Latina housekeeper who says she was told, after nine years of cleaning toilets:
Phil Trounstine: Character in the CA Gov Race: eMeg, Nicky and the Smoking Letter Phil Trounstine 2010
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And he is prevaricator: you never know what he thinks or believes because he speaks from the both sides of his mouth.
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He preferred an honest juror with flaws to a prevaricator.
Linda Kenney Baden: Is Juan Williams Hidden Inside Us? Linda Kenney Baden 2010
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He preferred an honest juror with flaws to a prevaricator.
Linda Kenney Baden: Is Juan Williams Hidden Inside Us? Linda Kenney Baden 2010
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But here was a case of the billionaire prevaricator being exposed by a lowly Latina housekeeper who says she was told, after nine years of cleaning toilets: "You never have seen me and I have never seen you."
Phil Trounstine: Character in the CA Gov Race: eMeg, Nicky and the Smoking Letter Phil Trounstine 2010
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So, by continuing to express support for what is a clearly doubtful proposition, you mark yourself as either a fool or a prevaricator.
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He preferred an honest juror with flaws to a prevaricator.
Linda Kenney Baden: Is Juan Williams Hidden Inside Us? Linda Kenney Baden 2010
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