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liar

noun
USLY-ur/ˈlaɪ.ɚ/UKLY-uh/ˈlaɪ.ə/

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2 meanings of liar

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  1. 1
    dishonest personnouncountable
    A person who tells lies, saying things they know are not true.

    My brother called me a liar when I said I had finished my homework.

    Nobody trusts liars, even when they finally tell the truth.

    UsageSpell it liar (not incorrect: lier). People often say call someone a liar.

    Similarfibber, deceiver, fabricator

  2. 2
    ship cleanernounobsolete
    On old ships, the sailor who cleaned the outside of the ship, a job for whoever was caught lying.
    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.
    2005, Caleb H. Johnson, The Mayflower and Her Passengers
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Origin

From the Old English word lēogere, meaning “liar”, which was made from a word meaning “to lie”.