noun
- a person who makes false spoken statements that damage someone’s reputation
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The politician sued the slanderer who spread lies about his personal life.
- She was known as a slanderer who couldn’t be trusted with gossip.
- The court found the defendant to be a malicious slanderer.
- He refused to associate with known slanderers in the community.
- The slanderer’s false accusations ruined the teacher’s career.
- Local newspapers warned readers about the anonymous slanderer posting online.