backbiter
backbiter · backbiters
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back:…A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
US/ˈbæk.baɪt.ɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
More definitions
- one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Origin
From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er.From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er.
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Forms
plural: backbiters| Singular | backbiter |
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