Dissimulator (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 dissimulator, making promises to voters that he had no intention of keeping once in office.
- Her friends suspected that she was a dissimulator, pretending to be interested in their conversations while secretly planning her own career advancement.
- The company's CEO was a dissimulator, publicly praising the new policy while privately working to undermine it.
- He was a dissimulator, pretending to be a devout follower of the faith while secretly harboring doubts and questions.
- The con artist was a master dissimulator, convincingly playing the role of a wealthy investor to gain the trust of his victims.