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Noun: double-crosser  ,dú-b(u)l'kró-su(r)
  1. A person who says one thing and does another
    - double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor
Noun: double-crossing  'dú-bul'kró-sing
  1. An act of betrayal
    "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing";
    - double-cross
Verb: double-cross  ,dú-bul'krós
  1. Betray by double-dealing

Derived forms: double-crosses, double-crossing, double-crossed

See also: thwart

Type of: beguiler, betray, betrayal, cheat, cheater, deceiver, perfidy, sell, slicker [informal], treachery, treason, trickster

Encyclopedia: Double-cross