Meaning of liar | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
2. Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies
3. One that tells lies.
4. A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
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5. A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week
6. a person who tells lies.
7. One who tells lies:fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, prevaricator.
8. a false statement made with the intention of deceiving. It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't. leun كَذِب، كِذْبَه лъжа mentira lež die Lüge løgn ψέμαmentira vale دروغ vale mensongeשקר झूठ laž hazugság dusta lygi bugia 嘘 거짓말 melas meli bohong leugenløgnkłamstwo درواغ mentira minciună ложь lož laž laž lögn คำโกหก yalan 謊話 брехня; обман جھوٹ lời nói dối 谎话
9. to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving. There's no point in asking her – she'll just lie about it. lieg يَكْذِب лъжа mentir lhát lügen lyve λέω ψέματα mentir valetama دروغ گفتن valehdella mentir לְשַׁקֵר झूठ बोलना, भ्रमित करना lagati hazudik berdusta ljúga mentire 嘘をつく 거짓말하다 meluoti, nesakyti tiesos melot berbohong liegenlyvekłamać درواغ ويل mentir a minţi лгать klamať lagati lagati ljuga โกหก yalan söylemek 說謊 брехати غلط بیانی کرنا nói dối 说谎
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10. a person who tells lies, especially as a habit. You can't trust what she says – she's such a liar. leuenaar كَذّاب лъжец mentiroso lhář, -ka der Lügner løgner; løgnhals ψεύτηςmentiroso valetaja دروغ گو valehtelija menteur/-euse שקרן झूठा lažljivac hazug pembohong lygari bugiardo 嘘つき 거짓말쟁이 melagis melis pembohong leugenaarløgnerkłamca درواغجن mentiroso mincinos врун klamár, -ka lažnivec lažov lögnare คนชอบโกหก yalancı 愛說謊的人 брехун جھوٹا kẻ nói dối 说谎的人
    especially
11. , a. embustero-a, mentiroso-a.
12. a person who has lied or lies repeatedly
13. n → Lügner(in) m(f)
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Equivalents

Examples

“She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough![…]What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything?[…]’”

“The Swabber is to keep the Cabbins, and all the Rooms of the Ship clean within board, and the Liar to do the like without board. The Liar holds his Place but for a week; and he that is first taken with a Lie upon a Monday morning, […] for that week he is under the Swabber, and meddles not with making clean the Ship within board, but without.”

“The swabber, perhaps the lowliest position on the ship, was responsible for cleaning the decks. By tradition, each Monday a new crewmember was appointed the liar—the first person caught telling a lie the previous week.”

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