libeler

American

[lahy-buh-ler] / ˈlaɪ bə lər /

especially British, libeller

noun

a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.

Etymology

Origin of libeler

First recorded in 1580–90; libel + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Against this malignant libeler Jeffrey rose in the Court of Session again and again, and the result of its last prosecution showed the power of the party represented by it thoroughly broken.

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All these calumnies are found in a life of Paine by a Mr. Cheetham, the convicted libeler already referred to.

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The wantonly libeled men had now an opportunity of revenging themselves upon the libeler, for he could not obtain his certificate without their signature, and without that he could not again commence business.

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In this spiritual retreat let the noble libeler remain.

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The very accusation proves that the charge is false; for if it were true, this libeler must have suddenly suffered for this assertion.

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