liar
pronunciation
How to pronounce liar in British English:
UK [ˈlaɪə(r)]
How to pronounce liar in American English:
US [ˈlaɪər]
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- Noun:
- a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Word Origin
- liar (n.)
- early 13c., from Old English leogere "liar, false witness," agent noun from Anglian legan, West Saxon leogan "be untruthful, lie" (see lie (v.1)). "The form in -ar is probably in imitation of the refashioned forms such as scholar for scoler and pillar for piler." [Barnhart]
Synonym
Example
- 1. But when a liar confesses , can you believe him ?
- 2. If you get found out you look not only a liar but a worthless worm .
- 3. Even detectives and psychologists can spot a liar only about 47 percent of the time .
- 4. He is not saying that any agency has actually sunk that low , but it raises a tricky moral question : is it all right to detect a liar with a lie ?
- 5. After all , if we assume the person we 're arguing with is lying , the only thing they can prove to us is that they 're a really good liar .