Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevaricator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-var-i-ca-tor
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who prevaricates.

noun

An orator at the University of Cambridge fulfilling a similar function to the terrae filius at Oxford.

Example Sentences

"It was evident he took me for a perfectly shameless prevaricator."

Etymology

From prevaricate + -or or Latin praevaricator: compare French prévaricateur.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: prevaricate
Suffix: -or

Inflected Forms

prevaricators (plural)

Synonyms

liar

Questions

What does prevaricator mean?: One who prevaricates.
Where does prevaricator come from?: From prevaricate + -or or Latin praevaricator: compare French prévaricateur.

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