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MALIGNER (maligner)
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Irregular inflected form: maligner
Dictionary entry overview: What does maligner mean?
• MALIGNER (noun)
The noun MALIGNER has 1 sense:
1. one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Familiarity information: MALIGNER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
backbiter; defamer; libeler; maligner; slanderer; traducer; vilifier
Hypernyms ("maligner" is a kind of...):
depreciator; detractor; disparager; knocker (one who disparages or belittles the worth of something)
Derivation:
malign (speak unfavorably about)
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