If someone who tells lies is called a liar, how do you call someone who tells the truth?

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If someone who tells lies is called a liar, how do you call someone who tells the truth?

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McGruff
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The noun liar has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Synonym: prevaricator
Antonym: square shooter (meaning #1)

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Apr 26 2006, 1:43 AM

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Flynn_17
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Honest - there isn't a noun.

Apr 25 2006, 1:57 PM

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Dragonkin
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You could call them Honest.

Or you could call them something slightly archaic, like a truth-teller or a soothsayer (which literally means truth-teller, but has come to mean a prophet or psychic).

Apr 25 2006, 1:59 PM

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You would call them a truth teller.

Apr 25 2006, 2:25 PM

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mementoflash
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mementoflash

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A truther.

Apr 25 2006, 10:29 PM

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Khaos2639
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Khaos2639

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depending on the situation it could be a whistle-blower

Apr 25 2006, 10:50 PM

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jeni_neutron
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jeni_neutron

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Honest, Sincere, Truthful, frank, straight-forward, Candid, Direct and Open

May 01 2006, 12:28 AM

If someone who tells lies is called a liar, how do you call someone who tells the truth?

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