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BNC: 8814 COCA: 6677

liar

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
liar /ˈlajɚ/ noun
plural liars
liar
/ˈlajɚ/
noun
plural liars
Learner's definition of LIAR
[count]
: a person who tells lies说谎者
BNC: 8814 COCA: 6677

liar

noun

li·​ar ˈlī(-ə)r How to pronounce liar (audio)
: a person who tells lies
has a reputation as a liar

Example Sentences

She called him a dirty liar. she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
Recent Examples on the Web Now, the mustachioed misfit is taking on the concept of truth itself with his first novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance, about a compulsive liar named Marsha Sprinkle. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022 Being hopelessly unreliable and a compulsive liar will have that effect. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Maloney opened that hearing by calling Darren Woods, the CEO of ExxonMobil a liar and comparing him and his fellow chief executives to the CEOs of the tobacco companies of the 1990s. David Blackmon, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Here's the infamous liar caught on tape mid-testimony. Darren Franich, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2022 Admittedly, the clean beauty makeup trend is a beautiful liar. R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com, 18 July 2022 Michael puts in a good effort with the ruse, but Brittany is an awful liar. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 11 July 2022 When Navarro describes himself as ruthless, unscrupulous and a liar, he should be taken at his word. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 But Charlie also was a liar, a con man, a cheat with an even darker side than scamming people out of their life savings. Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English lēogere, from lēogan to lie — more at lie

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of liar was before the 12th century
BNC: 8814 COCA: 6677
liar

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIAR | PHRASES ADJECTIVEaccomplished, good技藝高超的說謊者She's an accomplished liar-they believed every word she said.她說謊的技藝真是高超,她說什麼他們都相信。bad, poor蹩腳的說謊者big, terrible愛說謊的人;厲害的說謊者He's the biggest liar I've ever known.他是我所知道的最能說謊的傢伙了。compulsive, habitual, pathological說謊成性的人VERB + LIARcall sb稱某人為說謊者Are you calling me a liar?你是說我撒謊嗎?PHRASESyou little liar!你個小騙子!You little liar-I never said that!你個小騙子 - 我可從沒那麼說過!

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