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defamer



NOUN
detractor
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“The law allows a woman to hold a liar and defamer accountable.”

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2019

Blaine “threw his shining lance full and fair against the brazen forehead of every defamer of his country.”

From Salon Apr. 6, 2014

Said Mr. Saklatvala: If I got to the United States, I would prove Secretary Kellogg a liar and a defamer in ten minutes.

From Time Magazine Archive

If this cure would be worse than the sickness by strengthening the belief of the listeners that the defamation was true, the defamer should be silent about his former statements.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

In many cases one can adroitly make known the good qualities and virtues which more than counterbalance the defects related by the defamer.

From Fraternal Charity by Valuy, Benôit




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