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libeler

American  
[lahy-buh-ler] / ˈlaɪ bə lər /
especially British, libeller

noun

  1. a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.


Etymology

Origin of libeler

First recorded in 1580–90; libel + -er 1

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The FCC expressed its bureaucratic regrets, but insisted that if a candidate libels his opponent or anyone else, the station must take its chances in court with the libeler.

From Time Magazine Archive

To avoid stifling the free-speech right to criticize government leaders, the court since 1964 has required proof that the alleged libeler had "malice" or "reckless disregard" for the truth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beyond "reckless disregard," the court added the necessity of proving that the libeler "entertained serious doubt" about the truth of his accusation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, to be able to confront this traducer, this libeler.

From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts

"From libel, come libeled, libeler, libeling, libelous; from grovel, groveled, groveler, groveling; from gravel, graveled and graveling."

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

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