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

Sycophanta is such a dissembler, traitor, and backbiter that would earn a grey coat. 

From Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther by Bell, Captain Henry

I hev told her to her face and I will not be a backbiter.

From The Measure of a Man by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)

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 Frost, Sarah Annie