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. )

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Example Sentences

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reviler

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 A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

The effect of their preaching was astonishing, as even Clarendon, their prejudiced and bitter reviler, admits.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie

But the reviler in Milton is too far ahead of the reasoner.

From Life of John Milton by Richard Garnett

There, hold your tongue, you miserable, selfish reviler of one whom in your heart you look up to as a pattern of womanhood.

From Witness to the Deed by George Manville Fenn

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