Slanderer

Definition: Slanderer

Slanderer

Noun

1. One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel.

Date "slanderer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1595. (references)

Synonyms: Slanderer

Synonyms: backbiter (n), defamer (n), libeler (n), maligner (n), traducer (n), vilifier (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Detractor	Defamer, backbiter, slanderer, Sir Benjamin Backbite, lampooner, satirist, traducer, libeler, calumniator, dawplucker, Thersites; Zoilus; good-natured friend; reviler, vituperator, castigator; shrew; muckraker.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Slanderer

English words defined with "slanderer": Substractor. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
St. Bernard	Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Slanderer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Slanderer" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	3	202,518

Language		Translations for "slanderer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏مفتري (calumniator, scandalous), ‏مغتاب (backbiter), ‏مشوه للسمعة. (various references)

Farsi		مفتری (Calumnious). (various references)

Finnish		solvaaja. (various references)

French		diffamateur, calomniateur. (various references)

German		verleumderin, verleumder (backbiter, backbiters, backstabber, calumniator, defamer, detractor, libeler, libellist, mudslinger, mudslingers, vilifier, vilifiers). (various references)

Greek		συκοφάντησ (calumniator, malinger, mud slinger, sycophant, traducer). (various references)

Hebrew		מלשין (calumniator, delator, denouncer, fink, informer, malinger, squealer, telltale), משמיץ (aspersive, back biter, defamatory, defamer, disgraceful, libellous, slanderous), איש לשון (talebearer), �"ילטור (informer), רכיל. (various references)

Hungarian		rágalmazó (backbiter, calumniator, calumniatory, calumnious, disparager, libeller, libellous, libelous, maligner, slanderous, to utter a libel against sy, vilifier, vituperative), becsületsértő (libellous, libelous). (various references)

Indonesian		pemfitnah (backstabber, detractor). (various references)

Italian		calunniatore (backbiter, calumniator, detractor, libellist). (various references)

Manx		oltooanagh (abuser, abusive, censurer, disgraceful, reproachable, reproacher, reproaching, vilifier, vituperative), luneyder, lunagh (contemptuous, mocker, reproachful, rude, rude person, sarcastic, slandering, slanderous), fer lune, cooyl-chassidagh (backbiter, slanderous), caartreyder (abuser, denigrator, libeller, scandalmonger), caartragh (abusive, abusive person, defamatory, libellous). (various references)

Pig Latin		andererslay

Portuguese		caluniar (abuse, asperse, backbite, calumniate, decry, defame, libel, malign, slander, vilify), caluniador (backbiter, calumniator, calumniatory, catty, detractor, slanderous). (various references)

Romanian		defãimãtor (calumniatory, defamatory, defamer, detractive, disparaging, libeller, libellous, scandalous, slanderous), clevetitor (backbiter, calumniator, calumnious, defamatory, defamer, scandalous, slanderous, traducer), calomniator (backbiter, calumniator, calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, defamer, libellous, scandalmonger), bârfitor (backbiter, calumniator, gossipy, scandal monger, slanderous). (various references)

Russian		клеветник (calumniator, detractor, libeller, mudslinger, scandalmonger, traducer). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ogovarač (backbiter, scandalmonger, whisperer), klevetnik (calumniator, detractor, libeller, mudslinger, whisperer). (various references)

Spanish		infamador (defamatory), calumniador (calumniator). (various references)

Swedish		belackare (backbiter, detractor), baktalare (backbiter, maligner), bakdantare. (various references)

Turkish		kötüleyen kimse (vilifier), iftiracı (back biter, backbiter, calumniator, defamer, maligner, vilifier). (various references)

Turkmen		tцhmetзi. (various references)

Ukrainian		наклепник (calumniator, detractor). (various references)

Vietnamese		phỉ báng (aspersive, aspersory, defamatory, libellous, libelous), nói xấu (defamatory, impeachability), kẻ vu oan, kẻ vu khống (calumniator). (various references)

Welsh		enllibiwr (libeller), athrodwr (libeller). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	diabolos. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	criminator, criminatores, criminatrices. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "slanderer": slanderers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Slanderer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Llanderfel, Silandra, slangerup. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "slanderer" (pronounced 'Slan"der*er'): Abaiser, Abandoner, Abaser, Abater, Abhorrer, Abider, Abjurer, Abolisher, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Abutter, Acater, Acceder, Accelerometer, Accepter, Accipenser, Accipiter, Acclaimer, Accompanier, Accomplisher, Accorder, Accruer, Accumber, Accuser, Acetifier, Acetimeter, Acetometer, Achiever, Acidifier, Acidimeter, Acipenser, Acknowledger, Acoumeter, Acquirer, Acquitter, Acroter, Actinometer, Adducer, Adelaster, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admeasurer. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-l-n-r-r-s"
	-1 letter: learners, relearns.
	-2 letters: darnels, darners, dealers, earners, endears, errands, landers, larders, leaders, leaners, learned, learner, lenders, readers, redears, reearns, relearn, relends, renders, rereads, slander, slender, snarled, snarler.
	-3 letters: alders, aneled, aneles, darers, darnel, darner, dealer, dearer, denars, denser, drears, earned, earner, elands, elders, endear, enders, erased, eraser, errand, ladens, laders, lander, larder, larees.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-l-n-r-r-s"
	+1 letter: launderers, slanderers.
	+2 letters: calenderers, ringleaders.
	+3 letters: interdealers, philanderers, restrainedly, retranslated.
	+4 letters: banderilleros, candleberries, interpleaders, regardfulness, supercalender.
	+5 letters: demineralizers, noradrenalines, perpendiculars, regardlessness, supercalenders, transliterated, unrestrainedly.
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