noun
Meaning 1
someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perjurer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
a person who deliberately gives false testimony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: false witness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liar, prevaricator
History
Etymology
From perjure + -er.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: лъжесвидетел (lǎžesvidetel) — person who has lied under oath
- Czech: křivopřísežník — person who has lied under oath
- Finnish: valanrikkoja — person who has lied under oath
- Finnish: valapatto — person who has lied under oath
- French: parjure — person who has lied under oath
- German: Meineidige — person who has lied under oath
- Italian: spergiuro — person who has lied under oath
- Italian: spergiura — person who has lied under oath
- Māori: kaioati teka — person who has lied under oath
- Norwegian: løftebryter — person who has lied under oath
- Old English: mānswara — person who has lied under oath
- Polish: krzywoprzysięzca — person who has lied under oath
- Russian: лжесвиде́тель (lžesvidételʹ) — person who has lied under oath
- Russian: кля́твопресту́пник (kljátvoprestúpnik) — person who has lied under oath
- Spanish: perjurador — person who has lied under oath
- Spanish: perjuradora — person who has lied under oath
- Swedish: menedare — person who has lied under oath
- Turkish: yalancı şahit — person who has lied under oath