falsifier.

1. Someone who changes, invents, or misrepresents information in order to deceive.

2. An observation, test result, or counterexample that shows a claim or theory to be false.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a falsifier of records
• a falsifier of evidence

On the page

The inquiry identified the clerk as a falsifier of the financial records.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: singular falsifier; plural falsifiers. Writing functions: credibility, disproof, evaluation. Commonness: uncommon. Dishonest alteration and evidence of falsity are distinct senses.