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Definition of Double-dealer
1. Noun. A person who says one thing and does another.
Exact synonyms: Betrayer, Double-crosser, Traitor, Two-timer
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Judas
Derivative terms: Betray, Double Cross
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Judas
Derivative terms: Betray, Double Cross
Definition of Double-dealer
1. Noun. One who double deals. A cheat or crook. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Double-dealer
Literary usage of Double-dealer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their by Samuel Johnson (1854)
"... Entered of the Middle Temple — Early appearance as a poet — His first dramatic
labour — Obtains the patronage of Halifax — Writes ' The Double Dealer,' ..."
2. Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"(Congreve's Double Dealer, act ii. scene iii. p. 180A). Adam Smith mentions
Hume's " favourite game of whist" (see his letter in Hume's Philosophical Works, ..."
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