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liar

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liar
liar /ˈlaɪə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: liar, lie; verb: lie; adjective: lying
someone who deliberately says things which are not true:
    Are you calling me a liar?
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
    a good liar (also an accomplished liar formal) (=someone who tells believable lies) He's an accomplished liar who lies as easily as other men breathe.
    a terrible/poor/rotten liar (=who does not tell believable lies) You're a rotten liar, Julia. What really happened?
    a big liar spoken (=someone who tells big lies) You're such a big liar!
    a habitual/chronic/inveterate liar formal (=who lies a lot) Drug users are often habitual liars trying to cover up their addiction.
    a congenital/pathological/compulsive liar formal (=who tells lies because it is part of their personality to do so) He called her a congenital liar who would say anything to stay out of trouble.
■ verbs
    call somebody a liar (=say that someone is lying) Are you calling my mother a liar?
    accuse somebody of being a liar He accused me of being a liar.