Noun: dissimulator di'si-myu,ley-tu(r)
- 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
"The politician was labelled a dissimulator when his actions contradicted his public statements";
- hypocrite, dissembler, phony [N. Amer], phoney, pretender
Derived forms: dissimulators
Type of: deceiver, slicker [informal], trickster
Encyclopedia: Dissimulator