backbiter
Example Sentences
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Grey-haired, lethargic, Temugin is the easy victim of an adroit harem intrigue, and of a backbiter who convinces overlord Ung that his satellite is a traitorous rival deserving death.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It’s my fault, Mama. I did a really mean thing to Emily, and I’m a backbiter, and I’m going to be punished...”
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
Every one has his opportunity, and this robs the plotter and backbiter of his venom.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel P. Orth
Find something pleasant to say of each, that you may not earn the reputation of a backbiter.
From Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. by Sarah Annie Frost
I never said my uncle was a backbiter.
From The Miraculous Revenge Little Blue Book #215 by E. (Emanuel) Haldeman-Julius
