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backbiter

back·bi·ter

UK/ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈbæk.baɪt.ɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

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Origin

From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er.

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