deceiver

[ dih-see-ver ]

noun

1. one who misleads another or others by a false appearance or statement, especially one who does so habitually:

   Far from being a historian, he is a deceiver who invents, manipulates, and modifies documents.

2. Often Deceiver. the devil; Satan:

   My orders as a bishop are to execute the holy rites for demonic exorcism; I do not plan to leave these good sisters at the mercy of the Deceiver.

Other Words From

• pre·de·ceiv·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deceiver¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; deceiv(e) ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

You can avoid getting duped by an unscrupulous deceiver by conducting these tests on your gold to determine if it’s genuine:

From Encyclopedia.com

One is that it gives liars and deceivers legitimacy.

From Los Angeles Times

Trauma is a nasty deceiver, both in the way it makes survivors distrust their memories and the way we, its witnesses, interpret it in the context of everything we see.

From Salon

It's also known as the "deceiver" mushroom because once it ages and fades, it can be hard to identify.

From Salon

In the case of beetle daisies, one of the rare non-orchid sexual deceivers, their blooms sometimes feature dark, raised petal spots at the base of their yellow-orange florets.

From Salon