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DOUBLE-CROSSER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double-crosser mean?
• DOUBLE-CROSSER (noun)
The noun DOUBLE-CROSSER has 1 sense:
1. a person who says one thing and does another
Familiarity information: DOUBLE-CROSSER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who says one thing and does another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
betrayer; double-crosser; double-dealer; traitor; two-timer
Hypernyms ("double-crosser" is a kind of...):
beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "double-crosser"):
Judas (someone who betrays under the guise of friendship)
Derivation:
double cross (betray by double-dealing)
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