Definitions for backbiter
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•biteˈbækˌbaɪt(v.)-bit, -bit•ten; -bit; -bit•ing.
(v.t.)to attack the character or reputation of (a person not present).
(v.i.)to slander an absent person.
Origin of backbite:
1125–75
back′bit`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducer(noun)
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Wiktionary
backbiter(Noun)
person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of sight and hearing of the second person.
Webster Dictionary
Backbiter(noun)
one who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
BACKBITER
A mosquito.
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