slanderer

Example Sentences

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Across the Atlantic it's the opposite: the burden of proof rests with the alleged slanderer, who has to prove what they said is true.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2022

"A thief can give back the thing he stole, a slanderer can acknowledge his calumny," Dolz thinks to herself.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013

Only during the final minutes, when Berlusconi denounced Marco Travaglio, an editorialist who also appears on the program, for being a "professional slanderer", were there sparks - when Santoro got angry.

From Reuters • Jan. 10, 2013

The snake and the slanderer, according to Krylov, engaged in a solemn argument as to which should go first, and each said the honor should be his.

From Time Magazine Archive

The generous youth not only refused belief, but angrily reproved the slanderer, for daring to couple his cousin’s name with an act so unworthy!

From The White Squaw by Reid, Mayne