liar

noun

li·​ar ˈlī(-ə)r 

: a person who tells lies

has a reputation as a liar

Synonyms

• fabricator
• fabulist
• fibber
• prevaricator
• storyteller

Examples of liar in a Sentence

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

In a pre-dawn online news conference, an angry Sara Duterte accused Mr. Marcos of incompetence as a president and of being a liar, along with his wife and the House speaker in expletives-laden remarks. —Jim Gomez, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Nov. 2024

Furious, Duterte held an online press conference Saturday and accused Marcos of incompetence as president and of being a liar, along with his wife and the House speaker, throwing several expletives at them in her remarks. —Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024

In the process of voting against SpaceX, commissioners rightly suggested that Musk is a liar and scofflaw whose representations cannot be trusted. —Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024

Go deeper: America's youngest voters become major election liars Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from the Trump campaign. —Avery Lotz, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024

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

Kids Definition

liar

noun

li·​ar ˈlī(-ə)r 

: a person who tells lies