deceiver
noun (a deceiver, deceivers)
Everyday
A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false. tree →
In the lessons
Used in stories, fables and the Bible (the devil is sometimes called «the deceiver»). In everyday talk people say liar, cheat or trickster. It warns the reader not to trust that character.
Examples
- The deceiver promised gold but gave only stones. tree →
- In the fable, the fox was a clever deceiver. tree →
- Christians believe the devil is «the great deceiver». tree →
- The online deceiver pretended to be a child. tree →
- The queen soon discovered the deceiver's lies. tree →
- A deceiver hides the truth to get what they want. tree →
- Then the son of the king of Tisean was thrown into prison, and the next day they put down a great fire, and the deceiver was burned to ashes. tree →
Note
Countable. Verb: deceive (deceives, deceived). Spelling: «ei» after c. Similar: liar, cheat, trickster, fraud.
In Jewish tradition
In Job it means one who misleads others, though still under God's rule.
Interpretation. Job is read as teaching that God's power reaches over everyone, both the tricked and the trickster.
Examples
- With Him is strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His. (Writings JOB.12.16, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Countable. Verb: deceive (deceives, deceived). Spelling: «ei» after c. Similar: liar, cheat, trickster, fraud.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «deceiver» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «deceiver» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «deceiver» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «deceiver» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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