defame
verb (used with object)
to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate.
defamer
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a word derived from
defame.
Example Sentences
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“The law allows a woman to hold a liar and defamer accountable.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2019
Blaine “threw his shining lance full and fair against the brazen forehead of every defamer of his country.”
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2014
Said Mr. Saklatvala: If I got to the United States, I would prove Secretary Kellogg a liar and a defamer in ten minutes.
From Time Magazine Archive
This exhausted the forbearance of the doctor, and he instituted a suit against Cobbett, in which he was successful, and secured a verdict of $5,000 damages against his defamer.
From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by James Dabney McCabe
The defamer has some respect for his enemy, for he fears to face him and resorts to undermining, but the contumelious sinner despises his enemy and shows it by insulting him to his face.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
