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smearer.

Someone who smears.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Someone who smears. Someone who spreads a substance across a surface.

  2. Someone who smears. Someone who tries to damage another's reputation through slander or innuendo.

    derogatory
  3. Someone who smears. An unskillful painter.

    derogatory
  4. Someone who smears. A worker employed to apply a tar-based salve to sheep to protect their skin during the winter.

    Scotland · historical
  5. Someone who smears. A person without skill or education who attempts to cure diseases.

    derogatory · obsolete
  6. Something used for smearing.

  7. A circuit used to eliminate the overshoot of a pulse.

Where this word comes from

From smear + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.