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noun

Prevaricator n.

One who prevaricates.

(Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.

One who betrays or abuses a trust.

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Etymology of 'Prevaricator'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Prevaricator" Quotes from Famous Books

... Mr. Stone's orders. And, take it from me, Mr. Calhoun, I ain't so fresh as to make remarks about a lady. I'm a prevaricator of the truth, but only when it's abserlutely necessary. And on the other hand, I'm a born protector of women. Why, I'd be only too tickled to find a gentleman suspect. Or, at least, to clear Miss ...

— Vicky Van • Carolyn Wells

... more uncomfortable. He ought to have answered that he was very far from certain. But an Englishman is nothing if not a prevaricator; he calls it being scrupulously truthful. "I have no right to catechize Lady ...

— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan

... in the study of any mental traits, borderline cases difficult to discriminate will always be found. Sometimes one will not be able to determine whether the individual is a true pathological liar or merely a prevaricator for a normal purpose. We have already stated our inability to determine this in some cases, and yet the nucleus of the type stands out sharply and clearly, and there can be no doubt as to what is practically meant ...

— Pathology of Lying, Etc. • William and Mary Healy

... most charming prevaricator I know. You come pretty near to hating me, little lady. But you won't dislike me long. I'll make a bet with myself ...

— Revelations of a Wife - The Story of a Honeymoon • Adele Garrison

... Ditson of listening at his door, but Roll vigorously denied that he had done so. Diamond told him he was a natural-born prevaricator, and let it go ...

— Frank Merriwell's Races • Burt L. Standish