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liar

noun

ˈlī(-ə)r

Definition of liar

as in storyteller

a person who tells lies she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut

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Recent Examples of liar The framework for his material shifted as soon as he was exposed as a liar, a manipulator, and a predator. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 June 2026 The Gotti family has called Kasman a habitual liar who cannot be trusted, who rode on the coattails of the family patriarch. — Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 The picture is rumored to be portraying Altman as a pathological liar and Musk (Ike Barinholtz) as highly antipathetic. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 June 2026 In Count My Lies, based on Sophie Stava's bestselling thriller novel of the same name, Woodley plays as Sloane, a compulsive liar who stars working as a nanny, for Violet, played by Lindsay Lohan. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for liar

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storyteller

Noun

Because the alcohol drives the storytellers toward vernacular expression, these pieces can seem more alive and authentic, more relatable, than big-budget, big-screen productions.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Mallaby, a longtime financial journalist, is a nimble storyteller, and his portrait of one of the single-minded personalities plunging the world into an uncertain future is also an engaging drama of discovery.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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