mudslinger

English

Etymology

mud +‎ slinger

Noun

mudslinger (plural mudslingers)

One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.
- 2008, Kerwin C. Swint, Mudslingers, Union Square Press.
  Yet, even while modern mudslinging has grown more rampant […] the phenomenon is hardly new.

Translations

one who casts aspersions

Chinese:
Mandarin: 誣衊者, 诬蔑者 (wúmièzhě), 誹謗者 (zh), 诽谤者 (zh) (fěibàngzhě)
Finnish: loanheittäjä
French: insulteur (fr)

German: Verleumder m, Verleumderin f, Dreckschleuder (de) m, Dreckschleuderin f
Greek: λασπολόγος (el) (laspológos)
Italian: infangatore m
Russian: клеветни́к (ru) m (klevetník), клеветни́ца (ru) f (klevetníca), злопыха́тель (ru) m (zlopyxátelʹ), злопыха́тельница (ru) f (zlopyxátelʹnica)

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