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untruther

untruther noun: an untruthful person; a liar.

Noun

untruther (plural untruthers)

  1. An untruthful person; a liar.
    • 'You are an untruther,' I replied, getting roused; […]1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat […]
    • Let us hope that the writer has never visited Siberia; that he is, to use an Americanism, an unconscious "untruther," for there is not a quicksilver mine in the country!1892, Harry De Windt, Siberia as it is, page 244

Forms of untruther

pluraluntruthers

Origin of untruther

From untruth + -er.

Questions about untruther

What does untruther mean?
Untruther means an untruthful person; a liar.
What part of speech is untruther?
Untruther is a noun.
What is the plural of untruther?
The plural of untruther is untruthers.

Words near untruther in the dictionary

  1. untrustworthily
  2. untrustworthiness
  3. untrustworthy
  4. untrusty
  5. untruth
  6. untruther
  7. untruthers
  8. untruthful
  9. untruthfully
  10. untruthfulness
  11. untruthiness

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