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Definitions for slanderer
slan·der·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducernoun

    one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

Wiktionary

  1. slanderernoun

    One who slanders or defames the name or reputation of another person.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Slanderernoun

    One who belies another; one who lays false imputations on another.

    Etymology: from slander.

    In your servants suffer any offence against yourself rather than against God: endure not that they should be railers or slanderers, tell-tales or sowers of dissension. Taylor.

    Thou shalt answer for this, thou slanderer. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. slanderer

    Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid defence).Defamation laws can encompass a variety of acts: Insult against a legal person in general Defamation against a legal person in general Acts against public officials Acts against state institutions (e.g., government, ministries, government agencies, armed forces) Acts against state symbols Acts against the state itself Acts against religions (e.g., blasphemy, discrimination) Acts against the judiciary or legislature (e.g., contempt of court, censure)

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  1. slanderer

    A slanderer is a person who makes false and damaging statements or accusations about someone with the intent to harm their reputation. They engage in defamation by spreading such untrue information, often orally, to intentionally tarnish the person's image.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Slanderernoun

    one who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slanderer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slanderer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of slanderer in a Sentence

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    The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while the other murders the reputation.

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