Meanings
nouncalumniator (plural calumniators)
plural calumniators
- A person who calumniates (slanders, or makes personal attacks upon, others).
He did not go to the police and cover the calumniator with infamy before the tribunals.
1857, Charles Dickens, Household Words: A Weekly Journal
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Latincalumniātor
- Englishcalumniator
From Latin calumniātor.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French calomniateur
- calomniateura person who calumniates
Hungarian rágalmazó
- rágalmazóa person who calumniates
Polish oszczerca
- oszczercaa person who calumniates
Russian клеветник
- клеветник (klevetnik)a person who calumniates
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APA
calumniator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calumniator
MLA
“calumniator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calumniator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calumniator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calumniator.
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