slanderer
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈslændərər/
:
calumniador
- Another candidate, incensed because his opponent had charged him with vote-buying, threw eggs at the alleged slanderer.
Examples
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Kay, you fell victim to that when you said either provide the source or you are a slanderer.
Blog text (25) -
You dare to set foot back in this town, Siouxsie the Slanderer?
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If you can't provide sources for your story, then you're nothing more than a slanderer.
Blog text (25) -
I, Mrs. Wayne Hunter, will legally pursue action against any copyright violators as well as libelers and/or slanderers.
Blog text (11) -
He commented bitterly against his slanderers who were circulating false strength figures and criticizing him for not attacking the British.
Academic text (1992) -
If you spread false rumors about others, you are nothing but a slanderer.
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The journalist was accused of being a slanderer after publishing unverified accusations against the politician.
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She became known as a slanderer when her lies about her neighbor were exposed.
Synonyms
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8.5
A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics
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8.8
A person who says false things to harm someone's reputation
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A person who says bad things about others behind their back to hurt their reputation
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8.3
A person who spreads private or untrue stories about others
A person who lies about someone to harm their reputation
A person who tells lies about someone to harm their good name
A person who says false things to damage someone's reputation
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
A person who writes false things about someone to harm their reputation
A person who writes or publishes false, harmful statements about someone
A person who spreads harmful gossip about others to attract attention
Antonyms
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slanderer comes from slander, which is related to scandal and originally meant 'a trap' or something that makes you 'stumble'. So a slanderer is someone who harms another person's reputation by spreading false words, making them 'stumble' in the eyes of others.