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Dissimulator

noun

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. Synonyms: dissembler, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender.

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"Dissimulator" Quotes from Famous Books

... she said, in a low voice. I did not trust myself with a further remark—dissimulator as I was to others, I was like a guilty child before the woman I loved. There was another pause—at last Ellen said, "How do you think my ...

— Pelham, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... he was received by Cromwell with his usual show of courtesy. He appeared, however, with a downcast look, his hands folded over his bosom, and his mind made up to the approaching contest with one whom he well knew to be as profound and accomplished a dissimulator as himself, when dissimulation was the weapon ...

— The Buccaneer - A Tale • Mrs. S. C. Hall

Words linked to "Dissimulator" : Tartufe, Tartuffe, smoothy, smoothie, cheater, slicker, deceiver, trickster, cheat, whited sepulchre, beguiler, phoney, whited sepulcher, sweet talker, charmer