Definition of DISSIMULATOR

dissimulator

Meanings

Plural: dissimulators

Noun

  • 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
  • One who dissimulates.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dissimulātor, from dissimulāre (“to conceal, to pretend, to neglect”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from dissimilis (“unlike”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to dissimulate + -or.

Scrabble Score: 15

dissimulator is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dissimulator is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dissimulator is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

dissimulator is a valid Words With Friends word