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Webster 1913 Edition


Prevaricator

Pre-var′i-caˊtor

,
Noun.
[L.
praevaricator
: cf. F.
prévaricateur
.]
1.
One who prevaricates.
2.
(Roman Law)
A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
3.
One who betrays or abuses a trust.
Prynne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prevaricator

PREVAR'ICATOR

,
Noun.
One that prevaricates; a shuffler; a quibbler.
1.
A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
2.
One who abuses his trust.

Definition 2024


prevaricator

prevaricator

English

Noun

prevaricator (plural prevaricators)

  1. Agent noun of prevaricate; one who prevaricates.

Translations


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pre.waː.riˈkaː.tor/, [prɛ.waː.rɪˈkaː.tɔr]

Noun

prevāricātor m (genitive prevāricātōris); third declension

  1. Alternative form of praevāricātor

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative prevāricātor prevāricātōrēs
genitive prevāricātōris prevāricātōrum
dative prevāricātōrī prevāricātōribus
accusative prevāricātōrem prevāricātōrēs
ablative prevāricātōre prevāricātōribus
vocative prevāricātor prevāricātōrēs