SMEARER

Etymology

Noun

smearer (plural smearers)

Someone who smears.

Someone who spreads a substance across a surface.

(pejorative) Someone who tries to damage another's reputation through slander or innuendo.

Synonyms: libeler, slanderer, vilifier

(pejorative) An unskillful painter.

Synonym: dauber

(Scotland, agriculture, historical) A worker employed to apply a tar-based salve to sheep to protect their skin during the winter.

(obsolete, pejorative) A person without skill or education who attempts to cure diseases.

Synonym: quack

Something used for smearing.

(electronics) A circuit used to eliminate the overshoot of a pulse.

Anagrams

• Reamers, reamers

Source: Wiktionary



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