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What is another word for libeller?

Pronunciation: [lˈa͡ɪbələ] (IPA)

The term libeller is used to describe one who creates or spreads false and defamatory content about someone or something. Synonyms for libeller include slanderer, defamer, calumniator, traducer, asperser, and character assassin. These words all describe someone who makes false or damaging claims in order to harm someone's reputation. These terms are often used in legal contexts when someone is suing another person for making false claims against them. While free speech is important, it is not protected when it infringes on someone's right to a good reputation. Libellers can face legal consequences for spreading false information about someone or something.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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But of two evils I had chosen the least,-a reprimand from the King, or a few days in the Bastille; and I had avoided the greatest, which was to allow myself to be believed an infamous libeller of our young men, in order to basely and miserably curry favour at the Court.
"The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete"
Duc de Saint-Simon
The libeller was executed that same night.
"The Life of Cesare Borgia"
Raphael Sabatini
They certainly did not look like guilty persons, and it is most probable not even the wildest libeller in Willoughby would have cared positively to charge any one of them with the dishonourable deed.
"The Willoughby Captains"
Talbot Baines Reed

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