Synonyms for smearer

Most common

slanderer · libeler US · vilifier · quack · dauber

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Someone who smears. Someone who tries to damage another's reputation through slander or innuendo.

Forms

Plural

smearers → slanderers, libelers, vilifiers, quacks…

Example sentences

• slanderer What say'st thou—slanderer !—rouge makes thee sick ?
• vilifier Don't listen to him. He's a vilifier of women.
• quack My mother thinks that the doctor is a quack.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

quack¹

6 letters

dauber²

7 letters

libeler

8 letters

libeller, vilifier

9 letters

slanderer³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dauber² = 2 syllables).