backbiter (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *backbiter*:
NOUN	person	backbiter, defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, traducer	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

English > *backbiter*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel.
Synonyms	defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, traducer
Broader	detractor, disparager, depreciator, knocker	One who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Spanish	calumniador, difamador, infamador, libeler, maldiciente, maligner, traducer, vilifier
Catalan	calumniador, difamador, infamador, maldient, vilifier
Verbs	backbite	say mean things

HyperDic: backbiter