Meanings
noundouble-dealer (plural double-dealers)
plural double-dealers · alternative double dealer
- One who double deals; a cheat or crook.
Synonyms: backstabber, double-crosser, traitor, backstabber, betrayer, cockatrice, double-crosser, quisling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who double deals; a cheat or crook.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person who says one thing and does another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian двуличник
- двуличник (dvuličnik)one who double deals — see also cheat
Chinese Mandarin 兩面派 /两面派
- 兩面派 /两面派 (liǎngmiànpài)one who double deals — see also cheat
Icelandic tvöfaldur í roðinu
- tvöfaldur í roðinuone who double deals — see also cheat
Irish dúblálaí
- dúblálaíone who double deals — see also cheat
Polish obłudnik, obłudnica
- obłudnikone who double deals — see also cheat
- obłudnicaone who double deals — see also cheat
- dwulicowiecone who double deals — see also cheat
Russian двуру́шник
- двуру́шник (dvurúšnik)one who double deals — see also cheat
Cite this entry
APA
double-dealer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-dealer
MLA
“double-dealer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-dealer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-dealer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-dealer.
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