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BACKBITER

\bˈakbɪtə], \bˈakbɪtə], \b_ˈa_k_b_ɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of BACKBITER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Backbiting.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Backbiting.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. A secret calumniator or detractor.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A privy calumniator, censurer of the absent.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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