libelist

noun

Definition of libelistnext
as in calumniator

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  1. perjurer
  2. storyteller
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  • Martinez called Mejia a shameless perjurer who became a government witness only after reviewing the evidence against him and realizing he was caught dead to rights for his own crimes.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
  • Banks’s pathos matches that shown to Kennisha — a remarkable feat of storytelling that Just Mercy never achieves with its pathetic hillbilly perjurer (Tim Blake Nelson).
    — Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020
Definition of perjurer
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  • Expect seasonal dishes around World Showcase, storytellers sharing traditions from around the world, and the Candlelight Processional, a retelling of the Christmas story with a celebrity narrator, a live orchestra, and a massed choir.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2026
  • George Karnezis, well-known as a great storyteller and pillar of Charlotte’s Greek community, passed away this year at age 88.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of storyteller
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“Libelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelist. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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