dissembler

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Etymology

A modification of earlier dissimuler (from Middle English dissimulour) after resemble and semblance; equivalent to dissemble + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hypocrite, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender

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