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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who detracts, or takes away or injures the good name of another; one who attempts to disparage or belittle the worth or honor of another. Sometimes written detracter.
  • noun Synonyms Slanderer, calumniator, defamer, vilifier.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

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detract +‎ -or

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