What is one who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen called?
humbug — One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor. Sir J. Stephen. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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