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Noun: hypocrite  'hi-pu,krit
  1. 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
    - dissembler, dissimulator, phony [N. Amer], phoney, pretender

Derived forms: hypocrites

Type of: beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker [informal], trickster

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