backbiter
Meaning
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er.
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