reviler

[ ri-vahy-ler ]

/ rɪˈvaɪ lər /

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noun

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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Origin of reviler

revile + -er¹

How to use reviler in a sentence

Of the revilers of God's word, we detail, among many others, the following occurrence.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
Let us safely pass through our revilers, leaving behind the unspeakable and the enemies.
Sacred Books of the East|Various
And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|Joseph Smith
Now wearied and worn with by-gone suffering he had no strength to stand forth and defy his revilers.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848|Various

The revilers have made a great mistake or committed a disgraceful outrage.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various

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