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

He had accepted a nomination to a seat in the rebel Legislature, had three sons in the rebel army, and was himself a bitter reviler and opponent of the government.

From Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy by Batten, John M. (John Mullin)

Many a woman under these conditions, would have become irritable, irascible, and a reviler of Fate.

From Quit Your Worrying! by James, George Wharton

Thus in his first argument this reviler vilified and slandered me; in this second argument he reviled Christ much more than me.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Luther, Martin

On the other hand, the reviler speaks against a man to his face.

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