Hater

//ˈheɪtə(ɹ)// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who hates.

    "In addition to the basic charge that Christians were atheists was the charge that they were also haters of mankind."

  2. 2
    a person who hates wordnet
  3. 3
    One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy. derogatory, slang

Synonyms

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bigotdespiserdespisermisanthropemisogynistracist

Example

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"I'm not a woman hater; and if I were, I would make an exception for you."

Etymology

From Middle English hatere, equivalent to hate + -er. Compare Old English hetend, hettend (“enemy”, literally “hater”). Cognate with Dutch hater (“hater”), German Hasser, Hässer (“hater”), Danish hader (“hater”), Swedish hatare (“hater”), Icelandic hatari (“hater”).

Related phrases

double haterhaters gonna hateman-haterplayer haterwoman haterwoman-hater

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