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
The brother appeared the next day to take the law of the defamer, but the gentleman, being of the risau description, had absconded, and was not to be found.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
If this cure would be worse than the sickness by strengthening the belief of the listeners that the defamation was true, the defamer should be silent about his former statements.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
