libeler

[ lahy-buh-ler ]
/ ˈlaɪ bə lər /

noun

a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
Also especially British, li·bel·ler.

Origin of libeler

First recorded in 1580–90; libel + -er1

Words nearby libeler

libel, libel tourism, libel tourist, libelant, libelee, libeler, libellant, libellee, libelous, liber, liber extra

Example sentences from the Web for libeler

  • It was insignificance or remoteness alone that protected the libeler.

    James Fenimore Cooper |Thomas R. Lounsbury

  • The reviewer also was naturally dissatisfied with a decision which left upon him the stigma of a libeler.

    James Fenimore Cooper |Thomas R. Lounsbury

  • We read our Nordau and with but the very slightest ability to judge what he says we declare him a libeler.

    The Inhumanity of Socialism |Edward F. Adams