ὑποκριτής

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • one who answers: interpreter, expounder
  • (Attic) stage actor :# (figurative) pretender, dissembler, hypocrite

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι (play a part on stage).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὑποκρίνομαι

Gloss

play a part on stage

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