perjurers

noun

plural of perjurer
as in liars

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  1. liars
  2. charlatans
  3. mountebanks
  4. knaves
  5. cheaters
  6. pretenders
  7. frauds
  8. cheats
Noun
  • The attempts to save Platner in the high stakes campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins involved portraying Platner’s accusers, women, as vengeful liars.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of liars
Noun
  • Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.
    — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of charlatans
Noun
  • Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them.
    — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of mountebanks
Noun
  • Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of knaves
Noun
  • Danagoulian has proposed a way to catch space-faring cheaters.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • This kind of thinking can allow students who sometimes cheat to not think of themselves as cheaters.
    — Austin Sarat, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Definition of cheaters
Noun
  • Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026
  • This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of pretenders
Noun
  • Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of frauds
Noun
  • Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
  • Migrant welfare cheats exposed!
    — The Hill, The Hill, 5 May 2026
Definition of cheats
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