libeler

9.0

A person who writes false things about someone to harm their reputation

noun
/ˈlaɪbələr/

Formal

: difamador

The libeler spread false information about her rival in a famous newspaper article.

Examples

I, Mrs. Wayne Hunter, will legally pursue action against any copyright violators as well as libelers and/or slanderers.

Blog text (11)
As a libeler, he faced serious legal consequences for his defamatory writing.
The author vowed to expose the libeler who damaged her reputation with lies.

Synonyms

slanderer

vslibeler

1 7.3

A person who says false things about someone to harm them

applies when harm comes from written or printed untrue statements

mudslinger

vslibeler

Offensive

1 8.5

A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics

is about harming reputation by written false statements rather than political attack

defamer

vslibeler

Formal

1 8.8

A person who says false things to harm someone's reputation

limits this harm specifically to written or printed false statements

backbiter

vslibeler

1 8.4

A person who says bad things about others behind their back to hurt their reputation

is about causing harm through formal written or printed false statements

libelant

vslibeler

Archaic

9.9

A person who writes or publishes false, harmful statements about someone

focuses on harming reputation through written or printed false statements

calumniator

vslibeler

Formal

9.9

A person who lies about someone to harm their reputation

does the same harm but specifically via written or printed forms

maligner

vslibeler

Offensive

9.9

A person who says false things to damage someone's reputation

is restricted to harm caused by false statements in writing or print

vilifier

vslibeler

9.3

A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone

focuses on harm through printed false statements rather than tone

traducer

vslibeler

Formal

9.9

A person who tells lies about someone to harm their good name

refers specifically to damage done through published or printed false statements

scandalmonger

vslibeler

Offensive

9.9

A person who spreads harmful gossip about others to attract attention

concerns deliberate written false statements that harm reputation rather than gossip

Antonyms

defender

252 2.8

A person who protects someone or something from harm

How Damaging

libeler

Formal

9.0

slanderer

1 7.3

defamer

Formal

1 8.8

detractor

33 7.1

critic

563 3.0

Surface Forms

libeler singular

libelers plural

Morphology

libeler = libel (transparent) = libel + er

The agentive suffix '-er' is a regular English formation from the verb 'libel' meaning one who libels.

Etymology

Libeler comes from the Latin libellus, which means 'little book' or 'short writing', and that gave us libel for a harmful written statement; so, a libeler is someone who damages another person's reputation by writing false things about them.