Libeler: meaning, definitions and examples

Used to describe someone who publishes a written false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.

• The journalist was accused of being a libeler after publishing false information about the CEO.

Used more generally for someone who damages the good reputation of another through false statements, either written or spoken.

• The defamer was sued for spreading lies about the actress on social media.

Used to describe someone who makes false spoken statements that are damaging to a person's reputation.

• He was labeled a slanderer after making false claims about his colleague in public.

Used when referring to someone who maligns or defames another person specifically to damage their reputation, often in a methodical and sustained way.

• He was known as a character assassin, constantly spreading rumors to ruin his rivals' reputations.

Typically used in legal or formal contexts to describe someone who publishes false and damaging statements about another person in written form.

• The journalist was labeled as a libeler after publishing false accusations against the politician

Used in both formal and informal situations to describe making false and harmful statements about someone, regardless of the medium. Usually general in nature.

• She sued him for trying to defame her character through malicious gossip

Used in both legal and informal contexts to describe false verbal statements that harm someone's reputation. This term is specific to spoken words.

• He was accused of slander after spreading false rumors about his colleague at the office

Often used in informal contexts to describe an attempt to harm someone's reputation, usually through a campaign of malicious rumors or false statements. It implies deliberate and often malicious intent.

• The politician's opponents launched a smear campaign to ruin his reputation before the election