deceiver C2+ Topic:People & Society US /dɪˈsivɚ/ UK /dɪˈsiːvə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who misleads or tricks others The smooth deceiver vanished with all their savings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who misleads or... liarcheatfraudtricksterimpostorswindlercharlatandissembler Word family Related forms deceivedeceitdeception Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown