libeler

Definitions

A person who publishes a false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.

One who writes or circulates a libel.

Examples

The court found the defendant to be a malicious libeler who had intentionally spread false information about the company's CEO.

As a notorious libeler, he faced multiple lawsuits for the defamatory articles he published in his tabloid.

Synonyms

slanderer defamer calumniator vilifier traducer mudslinger detractor

Antonyms

advocate defender supporter champion upholder apologist endorser