🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

trompeur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʁɔ̃.pœʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deceiver/dɪˈsiː.vər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le trompeur a réussi à duper tout le monde."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who causes someone to believe something that is not true.

    "The deceiver manipulated the truth to gain the trust of his victims."
  2. 2

    A person who uses deceit to achieve personal gain.

    "In the story, the deceiver was ultimately caught and faced the consequences of his actions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'deceiver' originates from the Old French 'deceveur', which comes from the Latin 'decipere', meaning 'to ensnare or deceive'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote someone who misleads or tricks others.

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