reviler

American  

[ri-vahy-ler] / rɪˈvaɪ lər /

noun

1. someone who speaks abusively or contemptuously to or of another person or thing.

   The author said his father was an alcoholic, a self-hating reviler of anyone and everyone who disagreed with him.

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Etymology

Origin of reviler

revile ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Stanislaus Zbyszko's reviler was not the American's sports page, but the Sunday supplement American Weekly.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am not a reviler of the king.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

He simply edged away from his reviler, who went off to "hedge" his bets, if possible.

From Bred In The Bone 1908 by Page, Thomas Nelson

“Out upon thee for a reviler and scoffer of goodness!” said Birch, moving slowly, and with a due observance of clerical dignity, down the road, followed by the imaginary Cæsar.

From The Spy Condensed for use in schools by Cooper, J. Fenimore

Therefore one ought not to suffer oneself to be reviled, but rather reply to the reviler.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint