backbiter
Pronunce (3)
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/ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/
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/ˈbæk.baɪt.ɚ/
Note sulla pronuncia
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[ˈbæk.baɪɾ.ɚ]
Note sulla pronuncia
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Sostantivo
A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
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Altri esempi (1)
[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]
She better not hear none of them old backbiters talking about her husband!
Sostantivo
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
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Forme della parola
backbiters