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

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 John M. (John Mullin) Batten

He was the very embodiment of: “The blame of the blamer shall not deflect him from the path of God, and the terrible might of the reviler shall not shake him.”

From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá

I am not a reviler of the god.

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

The boy's eye caught the motion, and he whirled suddenly in a backward course and danced past his reviler again, this time much nearer than before.

From Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 10 by James Whitcomb Riley

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