liar
liar — noun
1. a person who states things they know are false, often to avoid blame or gain an
a person who states things they know are false, often to avoid blame or gain an advantage
Diego called his business partner a liar when the accounts showed a major gap.
collocation: call someone a liar
The children in the story learned that the boy who cried wolf was a liar.
'You liar!' shouted Hana at her younger brother who had taken the last biscuit.
In the film, the detective quickly caught the liar by checking the security footage.
Leila felt terrible after she was called a liar in front of the entire class.
- deceiver
more formal and broader; can include non-verbal deception, not just spoken lies
- fibber
informal; used for harmless or trivial untruths rather than serious deception
- fabricator
suggests inventing a story from nothing, often in a formal or professional context
- truth-teller
informal; emphasises a consistent habit of honesty
用法筆記
Frequently used with the verb 'call' (call someone a liar) or as a direct form of address ('You liar!'). Unlike dishonest or untruthful, liar is always a noun and labels the person rather than the behaviour.