libeler

libeler
/luy"beuh leuhr/, n.
a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
Also, esp. Brit., libeller.
[1580-90; LIBEL + -ER1]

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  • Libeler — Li bel*er ( [ e]r), n. One who libels. [Written also {libeller}.] Libelers of others. Buckminster. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • libeler — li·bel·er / lī bə lər/ n: a person who makes or publishes a libel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • libeler — or libeller [lī′bəl ər] n. a person who commits libel …   English World dictionary

  • libeler — noun see libel II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • libeler — noun One who libels …   Wiktionary

  • libeler — n. one who libels, one who slanders, one who maliciously defames …   English contemporary dictionary

  • libeler — li·bel·er …   English syllables

  • libeler — li•bel•er [[t]ˈlaɪ bə lər[/t]] n. a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another Also, esp. brit. li′bel•ler. Etymology: 1580–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • libeler — noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel • Syn: ↑defamer, ↑maligner, ↑slanderer, ↑vilifier, ↑backbiter, ↑traducer • Derivationally related forms: ↑traduce …   Useful english dictionary

  • libeller — Libeler Li bel*er ( [ e]r), n. One who libels. [Written also {libeller}.] Libelers of others. Buckminster. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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