maligner

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He simply casts on that maligner from Shakespear a look of disparagement, an' with nose held high, as markin' his contempt, moves away with the remark.

From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by Dunton, W. Herbert

Rev. Mr. Sanborn of the Universalist church replied to him the next Sunday evening, an immense audience being in attendance, and completely disproved the baseless allegations of the reverend maligner, to the satisfaction of all.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Lorrimer discovered that the maligner of his city was a Bostonian, and a stormy debate ensued.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various

Such is Bill Pratt, honest, cheerful, and industrious, the maligner of no man.

From A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 by Lehman, Edwin Partridge

She proves her innocence by going before the king and swearing that her maligner has stolen one of her golden slippers.

From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill