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Definition of liar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

liar

noun
 
/ˈlaɪə(r)/
 
/ˈlaɪər/
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  1. a person who tells lies
    • Shelley wasn’t a very good liar (= did not find it easy to tell lies).
    Extra Examples
    • He's the biggest liar I've ever known.
    • She's an accomplished liar—they believed every word she said.
    • You little liar—I never said that!
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accomplished
    • good
    • bad
    verb + liar
    • call somebody
    phrases
    • you little liar!
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    Word OriginOld English lēogere (from lie2 and -ar).
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