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Webster 1913 Edition


Deceiver

De-ceiv′er

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Noun.
One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
Syn. –
Deceiver
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Impostor
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A deceiver operates by stealth and in private upon individuals; an impostor practices his arts on the community at large. The one succeeds by artful falsehoods, the other by bold assumption. The faithless friend and the fickle lover are deceivers; the false prophet and the pretended prince are impostors.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deceiver

DECE'IVER

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Noun.
One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.