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 

• DOUBLE-CROSSER (noun)

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)