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Discover LudwigThe word "backbiter" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to someone who speaks maliciously about others, often behind their backs. Example: "She was known as a backbiter, always spreading rumors about her colleagues." Alternatives include "slanderer" or "gossip."
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"She's a wonderful soul, and I think people know she's not a backbiter," said Susie Rentschler, who has come here for 37 years.
Professionally and socially ambitious, he made his way with shrewd judgment, acquired sophistication and engaging but dissembling charm, the charm of a back patter who is also a backbiter.
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When they spoke, it was of wagglers and clips, spods and backbiters, size 14s and number 8 elastic.
Unlike friendly Fethering, the citizens of Fedborough are a prideful bunch of backbiters and social climbers, which gives Brett satiric license to mock everything they hold dear -- from their pretentious "Art Crawl" to their outré methods of murder -- and leaves us yearning to pay another visit.
WHITNEY HOUSTON -- Still working with the best producers in R&B, reportedly singing better than ever, and armed with some stinging lyrics about backbiters and media snipers, Ms. Houston keeps a long career moving with her latest album, as yet untitled.
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