Noun: backbiter 'bak,bI-tu(r)
- One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
"The politician sued the backbiter for spreading false rumours";
- defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler [US], traducer, libeller [Brit, Cdn], calumniator [formal]
Derived forms: backbiters
Type of: depreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker
Encyclopedia: Backbiter