Dissembler (Noun)
Meaning
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The politician was accused of being a dissembler after it was discovered that he had secretly invested in the very companies he publicly claimed to oppose.
- Her friends began to suspect that she was a dissembler when her words and actions consistently failed to align.
- The dissembler in the group was able to convincingly pretend to share their interests, all the while gathering information for his own gain.
- As the investigation continued, it became clear that the CEO was a dissembler who had been hiding the company's financial struggles from investors.
- The dissembler's ability to convincingly feign emotions and opinions made him a formidable opponent in the world of corporate espionage.