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English Dictionary: prevaricator by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prevaricator
n
  1. a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly [syn: liar, prevaricator]
    Antonym(s): square shooter, straight arrow, straight shooter
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prevaricator \Pre*var"i*ca`tor\, n. [L. praevaricator: cf. F.
      pr[82]varicateur.]
      1. One who prevaricates.
  
      2. (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a
            defendant in a sham prosecution.
  
      3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. --Prynne.
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