defamer

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UK/dɪˈfeɪmə(ɹ)/

noun

One who defames.

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Meanings

noundefamer (plural defamers)

plural defamers

  1. One who defames.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

Similar
malignerslanderervilifierlibelerbackbitertraducer
Broader
detractordisparagerdepreciator
Also see
backbiterdetractorlibelermalignerslanderertraducervilifier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From defame + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

defamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamer

MLA

“defamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defamer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamer.

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