maligner
- a word derived from malign.
Example Sentences
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Rev. Mr. Sanborn of the Universalist church replied to him the next Sunday evening, an immense audience being in attendance, and completely disproved the baseless allegations of the reverend maligner, to the satisfaction of all.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
But all the assertions of this paid maligner sink into insignificance compared with what follows.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 by Various
He simply casts on that maligner from Shakespear a look of disparagement, an' with nose held high, as markin' his contempt, moves away with the remark.
From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by Dunton, W. Herbert
Somewhere or other there must have been a great deal of maligning; nor is it difficult to discover who the maligner was as far as the characters in the Annals are concerned.
From Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century by Ross, John Wilson
Submitting to the inevitable, they have shown fortitude and dignity, and rarely has one been found base enough to take wages of shame from the oppressor and maligner of his brethren.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard
