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slanderer
slan·der S0463300 (slăn′dər)n.1. Law Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.v. slan·dered, slan·der·ing, slan·ders v.tr. To utter a slander about. See Synonyms at malign.v.intr. To utter or spread slander.
[Middle English slaundre, from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from Latin scandalum, cause of offense, stumbling block; see scandal.]
slan′der·er n.slan′der·ous adj.slan′der·ous·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  slanderer - one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelbackbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, traducer, vilifierdepreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker - one who disparages or belittles the worth of something |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeslanderSlanderer
SLANDERER. A calumniator, who maliciously and without reason imputes a crime or fault to another, of which he is innocent.
2. For this offence, when the slander is merely verbal, the remedy is an action on the case for damages; when it is reduced to writing or printing, it is a libel. (q.v.) slanderer
Synonyms for slanderernoun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelSynonyms- backbiter
- defamer
- libeler
- maligner
- traducer
- vilifier
Related Words- depreciator
- detractor
- disparager
- knocker
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