Antonyms for vilifier

Grammar : Noun

Spell : vil-uh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪl əˌfaɪ

Definition of vilifier

Origin : mid-15c., "to lower in worth or value," from Late Latin vilificare "to make cheap or base," from Latin vilis "cheap, base" (see vile) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to slander, speak evil of" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Vilified, vilifying.

As in niggler : noun critic
As in nitpicker : noun critic
As in quibbler : noun critic
As in critic : noun faultfinder, detractor
As in enemy : noun someone hated or competed against

Example sentences :

Judge was a thief and a spy, yet the Queen, on the petition of his wife, paid the costs of her vilifier.
Extract from : « Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. I (of 4).--1841-1857 » by Charles L. Graves

His mother, too, had not repelled the charge directly, but had gone out of her way to heap counter-abuse on the vilifier.
Extract from : « The Revellers » by Louis Tracy

Synonyms for vilifier

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