BACKBITER

defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducer

(noun) one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backbiter (plural backbiters)

A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.

Source: Wiktionary


Back"bit`er, n.

Definition: One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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