Noun: hypocrite 'hi-pu,krit
- 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 hypocrite when his actions contradicted his public statements";
- dissembler, dissimulator, phony [N. Amer], phoney, pretender
Derived forms: hypocrites
Type of: deceiver, slicker [informal], trickster
Encyclopedia: Hypocrite