Backbiter
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One who slanders, calumniates, or speaks ill of the absent.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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.
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noun.
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Word Usage
"Accordingly a backbiter is a murderer _occasionally, _ since by his words he gives another man an occasion for hating or despising his neighbor."
Etymologically Related
back
backbite
backstab
bite
biter
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
depreciator
detractor
disparager
knocker
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
anti-americanism
calumniator
handbill
libeller
maligner