Shamer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who disgraces someone or makes them feel ashamed, especially by public criticism.

    "The longer social-media shamers condemn preferences that the overwhelming majority of people share, the more inevitable the pushback."

  2. 2
    Something which makes someone feel ashamed. obsolete

    "My means and my conditions are no shamers / Of him that owes 'em, (all the world knows that,) / And my friends no reliers on my fortunes."

Example

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"The longer social-media shamers condemn preferences that the overwhelming majority of people share, the more inevitable the pushback."

Etymology

From shame + -er.

Related phrases

body-shamerfat-shamer

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