deceiver

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈsivɚ/ UK /dɪˈsiːvə/ See IPA manual

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noun
a person who misleads or tricks others

The smooth deceiver vanished with all their savings.

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1 noun · a person who misleads or... liar cheat fraud trickster impostor swindler charlatan dissembler

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Related forms deceive deceit deception

Etymology

Agent noun from deceive, from Old French deceveir, from Latin dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- ('from') plus capere ('to take').

deceveir Old French dēcipere Latin capere Latin

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# deceiver

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** dɪˈsivɚ
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈsiːvə

## Meanings
1. a person who misleads or tricks others

## Examples
- The smooth deceiver vanished with all their savings.

## Synonyms
- liar
- cheat
- fraud
- trickster
- impostor
- swindler
- charlatan
- dissembler

## Related Forms
- deceive
- deceit
- deception

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deceveir
- Root: dēcipere
- Root: capere

## Etymology
Agent noun from deceive, from Old French deceveir, from Latin dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- ('from') plus capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Deceiver is agent noun from deceive, from Old French deceveir, from Latin dēcipere ('to ensnare, cheat'), from de- ('from') plus capere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include deceveir (Old French), dēcipere (Latin), and capere (Latin). The current sense covers a person who misleads or tricks others. The wider family includes related words such as deceive, deceit, and deception.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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