Meaning & use

Reviler

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A person who criticizes or verbally abuses someone with scorn and contempt.

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The politician dismissed his critics as bitter revilers with no real argument.

Even his fiercest revilers admitted the plan had some merit.

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Derived from the verb 'revile,' which traces back to Old French 'reviler,' meaning to treat as vile.

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