Meanings
nountruar (plural truars)
plural truars
- One who always tells the truth.
The third person is either an Anania (liar) or a Diogene (truar).
1980, David H. Ahl, Computers in Mathematics: A Sourcebook of Ideas, page 422 more examples
From this information, can you determine how many of the three are liars and how many are truars?
2012, Wayne A. Wickelgren, How to Solve Mathematical Problems, →ISBNThe country of Marr is inhabited by two types of people: liars always lie and truars always tell the truth —sounds like a knight-knave problem, eh?
2013 -, David Gries, Fred B. Schneider, A Logical Approach to Discrete Math, →ISBN, page 106
Origin
By analogy to the word liar for one who lies.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
truar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truar
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“truar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “truar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/truar.
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