double dealers
Treacherous playing-card handlers
Double dealers are people who engage in deceit or treachery, typically by pretending loyalty to one party while secretly working for or with another.
The term implies deliberate duplicity rather than mere inconsistency—a double dealer actively cultivates trust in order to betray it.
The negotiations collapsed when both sides realized they'd been dealing with double dealers.
The singular form double dealer is also common.
- deceiverOne who tricks others
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- snake in the grassSecretly treacherous person
- hypocriteFeigns virtue falsely
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
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Forthright, honest individuals
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