Prevaricator

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Prevaricator
Author: Noah Webster

PREVAR’ICATOR, n. One that prevaricates; a shuffler; a quibbler.

1. A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.

2. One who abuses his trust.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Prevaricator," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=84PXFVXSPNC62BQ.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Prevaricator." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=84PXFVXSPNC62BQ.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Prevaricator' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=84PXFVXSPNC62BQ.