calumniator

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So acute is his ear that no sound escapes him, for he can even hear the grass grow and the wool on a sheep's back OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY There is another deity who is described as the calumniator of the gods and the contriver of all fraud and mischief.

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  1. One who calumniates or slanders; one who falsely and knowingly accuses another of anything of a disgraceful character, or maliciously propagates false accusations or reports. The devil, the father of all calumniators and liars. Abp. Ussher, Ans. to a Jesuit, p. 98. The calumniators of Epicurus's philosophy. Cowley, Liberty. A wicked thing is a calumniator. Brougham.
  2. Synonyms Slanderer, defamer, backbiter, libeler, detractor, traducer.

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  • In an official work on Savoy, written by a priest, I had recently read a summary dismissal of Rousseau, as a calumniator of his benefactress. —  Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth
  • The author of the letter was assailed as a Jacobin calumniator, and the whole story was pronounced a vile fabrication. —  Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 2.
  • Would you believe I once saw the word "calumniator" in a blog thread? —  problemchildbride.com Blog
  • The host said something like "you're a calumniator, so I'm banning you." —  problemchildbride.com Blog
  • I confess that I have in response on one occasion descended to abuse of my calumniator, at which he complained and demanded moderation. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
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