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smearer - v. & n. --v.tr.
1 daub or mark with a greasy or sticky substance or with something that stains.
2 blot; smudge; obscure the outline of (writing, artwork, etc.).
3 defame the character of; slander; attempt to or succeed in discrediting (a person or his name) publicly. --n. 1 the act or an instance of smearing.
2 Med. a material smeared on a microscopic slide etc. for examination. b a specimen of this. smear test = cervical smear. smearer n. smeary adj. [OE smierwan f. Gmc] |
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