1. People who make false and damaging statements about someone's character or reputation; those who slander or libel.
Usage: Plural form of calumniator; Formal or literary register

Examples

• The calumniators spread vicious rumors about the candidate's past.
• She sued the calumniators for their false accusations in the newspaper.
• History often remembers calumniators as villains who destroyed innocent reputations.
• The calumniators were eventually exposed and lost all credibility.
• He refused to engage with the calumniators and took the legal route instead.
• Medieval chronicles were sometimes written by calumniators with political agendas.