double-dealing (redirected from double-dealers)

dou·ble-deal·ing (dbl-dlng)

adj.

Duplicitous or deceitful; treacherous.

n.

Duplicity or deceit; treachery.

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double-dealer n.

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double-dealing

n

a.  action characterized by treachery or deceit

b.  (as modifier) double-dealing treachery

double-dealer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	double-dealing - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another duplicity dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving
Adj.	1.	double-dealing - marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced, Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-faced dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

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double-dealing

noun

treachery, cheating, betrayal, deception, hypocrisy, two-timing (informal), deceit, dishonesty, trickery, foul play, duplicity, bad faith, perfidy, mendacity There has been some double-dealing

adjective

treacherous, lying, cheating, tricky, crooked (informal), fraudulent, two-timing (informal), dishonest, hypocritical, wily, swindling, sneaky, two-faced, deceitful, untrustworthy, duplicitous, perfidious, underhanded Slimy, double-dealing politicians have betrayed us all.

Translations

double-dealing [ˈdʌblˈdiːlɪŋ] N → trato m doble, juego m doble, duplicidad f

double-dealing [ˌdʌblˈdiːlɪŋ] n → doppio gioco