A person who speaks ill of others is known as the?

• A. Backbiter
• B. Green Pastures
• C. Fortunato
• D. Narrator

Answer: (A)

Speaking ill of others behind their backs is called backbiting, and a person who does this is a backbiter. The term specifically names someone who disparages others when they’re not present, and it carries a strongly negative judgment about such behavior. The other options don’t fit because they don’t describe a person who badmouths others: Fortunato is a character’s name, a narrator is someone who tells a story, and Green Pastures isn’t a term for this behavior.