dissembler

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dissembler

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A modification of earlier dissimuler (from Middle English dissimulour) after resemble and semblance; equivalent to dissemble + -er.

noun dissemblers

Someone who dissembles. [T]he Earl vvas the vvorſe Philoſopher, being a great Reſenter and a vveak Diſſembler of the leaſt diſgrace: […]
Similar: hypocrite, phony, pretender, bamboozler, bouncer, bullshitter, cheat, cheater, cogger, cony-catcher, crammer, deceiver

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noun someone who dissembles

Deutsch	Gleisner, Heuchler
Italiano	dissimulatore
Русский	лицеме́р licemér, обма́нщик obmánščik, притво́рщик pritvórščik

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@misc{dissembler_2026,
  title = {dissembler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissembler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}