double-crosser

1. 1.

   a person who says one thing and does another

   Synonymsdouble-dealertwo-timerbetrayertraitor

   Broaderdeceiver

   NarrowerJudas

Questions about double-crosser

What does double-crosser mean?

double-crosser means "a person who says one thing and does another".

How many syllables are in double-crosser?

double-crosser has 4 syllables: dou-ble--cros-ser. The stress falls on "ble-".

What is another word for double-crosser?

Close synonyms include double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is double-crosser a common word?

double-crosser is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.