noun
- people who speak or act in an evasive or misleading way; those who equivocate or prevaricate
Usage: formal
Examples
- The committee grew tired of listening to palterers who avoided giving direct answers.
- Political palterers often use vague language to avoid taking clear positions.
- The judge warned the witnesses not to be palterers in their testimony.
- Honest negotiators are preferred over palterers who twist the truth.
- The journalist exposed the palterers who had been misleading the public.
- Business leaders who are palterers often lose the trust of their employees.