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PERJURER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who deliberately gives false testimony
Synonyms:
false witness; perjurer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("perjurer" is a kind of...):
liar; prevaricator (a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly)
Derivation:
perjure (knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury)