maligner
- noun
- /məˈlɪɡnər/
- Offensive
- The maligner constantly criticized her opponent, trying to ruin his reputation before the election.
Examples
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This negative viewpoint was widely held even by scientific maligners of women's character throughout Europe.
Academic text (1992) -
He was labeled a maligner after spreading false rumors about his colleague's integrity.
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As a maligner, she used social media to attack the character of those she disagreed with.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person who says bad things about someone or something to make them seem less good
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8.5
A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics
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7.3
A person who says false things about someone to harm them
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8.4
A person who says bad things about others behind their back to hurt their reputation
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8.7
A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly
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8.8
A person who says false things to harm someone's reputation
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8.6
A person who unfairly says bad things about someone to make them seem unimportant
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9.0
A person who writes false things about someone to harm their reputation
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9.9
A person who lies about someone to harm their reputation
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9.9
A person who tells lies about someone to harm their good name
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9.3
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
A person who writes or publishes false, harmful statements about someone
A person who attacks someone strongly in speech or writing
Antonyms
How Malicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Maligner comes from the word malign, which means 'to say bad things about someone', plus the ending -er that means 'a person who', and it begins with mal- meaning 'bad', like in malice and malicious. So a maligner is someone who says bad things to harm another person's reputation.