Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - deluder

 noun see delude DELUGE  I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deluje, from Latin diluvium, from diluere to wash away, from dis- + lavere to wash — more at lye  Date: 14th century  1.  a. an overflowing of the land by water  b. a drenching rain  2. an overwhelming amount or number received a ~ of offers  II. transitive verb  (~d; deluging)  Date: 1593  1. to overflow with water ; inundate  2. overwhelm, swamp