tartufe
/tɑrˈtuf/
noun
- A person who pretends to be deeply religious or moral in order to deceive others; a hypocrite.
- She called him a tartufe after he gave a sermon on honesty but lied to his own family.
- In the play, the tartufe tricks the wealthy merchant into trusting him.
- The politician was exposed as a tartufe who preached family values while living a double life.