-ād.ə(r), -ātə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin praevaricator advocate that acts in collusion with the opposing party, from praevaricatus (past participle of praevaricari ) + -or
1. : one who evades or perverts the truth
2. : one guilty of a breach of trust
such prevaricators of tithes were destined to find their part in hell — G.G.Coulton
3. : one guilty of collusion in a court of law
4. : a master of arts at Cambridge University appointed to deliver a satirical oration at commencement according to a custom abandoned since the 18th century — compare terrae filius