lie detector – English noun declension

English noun forms of lie detector

Noun: lie detector
Singularlie detector
Plurallie detectors

Sample Sentences

  • It is a lie detector; with its aid one can plumb the bottomless pits of a chap's subconscious mind, and fathom all the mysteries of his subliminal ego. [1909, Charles Edmonds Walk, The Yellow Circle, page 69:]

Etymology

From lie + detector. First use appears c. 1909. See cite below.

Verbs referencing "lie detector"

German Nouns Lügendetektor, Dutch Nouns leugendetector, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns løgndetektor, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns løgndetektor.