Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maligner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-lign-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who maligns

Etymology

From malign + -er.

Inflected Forms

maligners (plural)

Synonyms

defamer slanderer vilifier libeler backbiter traducer

Rhymes With

minor designer liner miner diner finer steiner reiner signer shiner niner diviner

Questions

What does maligner mean?: Someone who maligns
Where does maligner come from?: From malign + -er.

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