perjurer

noun

per·​jur·​er ˈpər-jər-ər How to pronounce perjurer (audio)
: a person guilty of perjury

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Martinez called Mejia a shameless perjurer who became a government witness only after reviewing the evidence against him and realizing he was caught dead to rights for his own crimes. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024 Banks’s pathos matches that shown to Kennisha — a remarkable feat of storytelling that Just Mercy never achieves with its pathetic hillbilly perjurer (Tim Blake Nelson). Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020 He’s been denounced as a perjurer by some pundits and mocked by late-night talk show hosts. oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2019 Kasowitz and, more importantly, Trump himself are calling Comey a perjurer. Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 9 June 2017 Trump’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, has characterized Comey as a leaker, a liar, and a perjurer—explosive allegations that were subsequently echoed by the president of the United States. Tina Nguyen, The Hive, 13 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of perjurer was in the 15th century

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“Perjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perjurer. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

perjurer

noun
per·​jur·​er ˈpər-jər-ər How to pronounce perjurer (audio)
: a person guilty of perjury

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