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• n  a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

• Like Franklin Roosevelt and Cordell Hull, Senator Kenneth Douglas McKellar considers Columnist Drew Pearson a liar.
• Don't be concerned that the hero of Umberto Eco's beguiling and exasperating new novel is a cheerful liar.
• Now the leading answer is "incompetent" (given by 29 people), followed by "good," "idiot" and "liar.

• prevaricator

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News & Articles

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• 'Incompetent' and 'liar' among most frequently used words to describe the president: Pew Research Center
  'Incompetent' and 'liar' among most frequently used words to describe the president: Pew Research Center
  June 21, 2013 - The Washington Times
• Witness says he, alleged mobster teamed up on 11 murders
  Portraying a star government witness as a mass murderer, a serial killer and a liar without remorse, defense lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger tried Wednesday to undermine the testimony of that witness, former mob hitman John Martorano.
  June 21, 2013 - CNN
• Whitey Bulger's Defense: Hit Man A Self-Serving Liar
  The confessed 20-time killer who has emerged as James "Whitey" Bulger's chief accuser suffered a relentless grilling Wednesday by defense lawyers who portrayed him as a self-serving liar who cut a deal with prosecutors to stay off death row.        
  June 19, 2013 - Hartford Courant

Quotes

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• Jose Canseco in Akron Beacon Journal
  The timing's not right,Canseco said, according to excerpts released by ABC. "Let's see how Alex reacts. Let's see if they all call me a liar again. How's that for you? Let's see if all of a sudden they're going to call me a liar again."
• John Danks in USA Today
  I have been judged by many in the media and public to be a cheat and a liar, and I have lost my job -- all long before I will have had an opportunity to present my case to you and without Indiana University conducting a meaningful investigation... Kelvin Sampson http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_Sampson&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNH_w0ToVLrf0Q7XG8AtM7naWn5drw Indianapolis Star http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080513/SPORTS0601/805130384&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEPLnFFnqgY1kRZTUUY3lHHlEQDgg May 12, 2008 57958 77204 liar Fifth inning. Any one who says they don't think about it is a liar," Danks said. "You know immediately what is going on out there. Actually, as weird as it sounds, it was pretty fortunate that it was a 1-0 game because you can't get ahead of...