defamer

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die den Ruf eines anderen angreift oder ihm durch Verleumdung oder Schmähschrift Schaden zufügt.

A noun referring to a person who attacks or damages another's reputation through slander or libel.

1. One who attacks reputationC1formal

   A person who damages another's reputation through false or malicious statements, either spoken (slander) or written (libel).

   Verleumder

   • The journalist was accused of being a defamer after publishing the unverified story.
   • A defamer can be sued for libel in a court of law.
   • He was known as a defamer who spread rumors about his rivals.

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