Antonyms for calumniator


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-luhm-nee-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈlʌm niˌeɪt


Definition of calumniator

Origin :
  • 1690s, from Latin calumniator, agent noun from calumniari (see calumniate (v.)).
  • As in shrew : noun mean lady
  • As in enemy : noun someone hated or competed against
Example sentences :
  • Acting in the capacity of calumniator, he seeks out and defames the innocent.
  • Extract from : « Is the Devil a Myth? » by C. F. Wimberly
  • The calumniator, Martin Gonzalez, was punished where he had most sinned.
  • Extract from : « The Cid Campeador » by Antonio de Trueba
  • An honest drunkard is better than a calumniator of the dead.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • But I denounce him as a calumniator of my country; a maligner of this nation.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • The preacher was denounced as seditious, and as a calumniator of light and reason.
  • Extract from : « The Jesuits, 1534-1921 » by Thomas J. Campbell
  • The calumniator of his race should be ostracised from decent society.'
  • Extract from : « The Grandchildren of the Ghetto » by Israel Zangwill
  • One of their associates is, to my knowledge, a most base and unprincipled 45 calumniator.
  • Extract from : « Adonais » by Shelley
  • And are a villain, a calumniator, and boaster in all—defend thyself.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843 » by Various
  • Their reputation is entirely at the mercy of every calumniator.
  • Extract from : « The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12) » by Edmund Burke
  • To secretly kill your calumniator, to avoid scandal, is justifiable.
  • Extract from : « Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal » by Sarah J Richardson

Synonyms for calumniator

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