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Dissimulator

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dis·sim·u·late  (d-smy-lt)
v. dis·sim·u·lat·ed, dis·sim·u·lat·ing, dis·sim·u·lates
v.tr.
To disguise (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
v.intr.
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.
[Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulre, dissimult- : dis-, dis- + simulre, to simulate; see simulate.]
dis·simu·lation n.
dis·simu·lative adj.
dis·simu·lator n.
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Noun1.Dissimulator - a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motivesdissimulator - a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
dissembler, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
charmer, smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker - someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
Tartufe, Tartuffe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre - a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
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