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menteur.

liar (one who tells lies)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɑ̃.tœʁ/
  1. liar (one who tells lies)

    masculine
  2. bluffer

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French menteur, from Old French menteor, menteür, menterre. By surface analysis, mentir + -eur. May correlate to a Vulgar Latin *mentitōr, mentitōrem, from Latin mentior.

adj/mɑ̃.tœʁ/
  1. mendacious, lying

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French menteur, from Old French menteor, menteür, menterre. By surface analysis, mentir + -eur. May correlate to a Vulgar Latin *mentitōr, mentitōrem, from Latin mentior.

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