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DOUBLE-CROSSER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A person who says one thing and does another

Synonyms:

betrayer; double-crosser; double-dealer; traitor; two-timer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("double-crosser" is a kind of...):

beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "double-crosser"):

Judas (someone who betrays under the guise of friendship)

Derivation:

double cross (betray by double-dealing)

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