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hater

hater

144 5.2
A person who often says bad things about people or things they dislike
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪtər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : hater
  • To all the haters out there who laughed at me and called me a mad scientist, who's laughing now?

Guess what a million Jew haters came and said.

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Examples

  • So the lesson there is screw the haters and dare to dream.

  • Hey, the haters say I'm a little extra too.

  • You sound like a hater.

  • Yo, why you gotta be a hater?

  • I have hope fresh eyes will help quiet some of the haters of recent events.

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  • Yeah, some haters on Twitter were saying she looked like me.

  • All the Green Bay fans and Cowboy haters say not a catch.

  • Don't let the judgement of the haters make you waste your life.

  • So to all my haters out there, you're about to be proven wrong.

  • The famous singer has many haters who criticize her every move.

Synonyms

hatemonger
vshater
  • Offensive
3 9.6

A person who tries to make others feel strong dislike and anger toward a group

shows personal strong dislike repeatedly rather than trying to incite others
flamer
vshater
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person who posts angry, insulting messages online

expresses dislike publicly and repeatedly beyond just online attacks
loather
vshater
1 8.6

A person who hates someone or something

often shows dislike openly and repeatedly rather than only feeling it
despiser
vshater
1 7.0

A person who strongly dislikes others or thinks they are not important

expresses dislike publicly and repeatedly rather than mainly scornful attitude
scorner
vshater
1 7.9

A person who treats others as unimportant by words or looks

expresses dislike publicly and often, not only contempt gestures or remarks
reviler
vshater
  • Offensive
1 8.7

A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly

shows strong personal dislike publicly rather than only using abuse
abominator
vshater
9.9

A person who hates someone or something very much

prefers public or repeated expression of dislike rather than private feeling
vilifier
vshater
9.3

A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone

expresses repeated dislike openly, not primarily aiming to damage reputation
disliker
vshater
3.6

A person who does not like someone or something

feels a stronger and often publicly expressed dislike rather than mild private dislike

Antonyms

817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

503 1.0

A person who supports and helps someone, group, or cause

Compounds

woman hater
  • Offensive
2 8.1

A person who strongly dislikes women

player hater
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is jealous and says bad things when someone is happy in a relationship

How Hateful

inciter
  • NSFW
1 8.4
hatemonger
  • Offensive
3 9.6
hater
  • Offensive
144 5.2
critic
563 3.0

Surface Forms

hater singular
haters plural

Morphology

hater = hate (transparent) = hate + er

The word 'hater' is transparently derived from the verb 'hate' with the suffix '-er' indicating a person who performs the action.

Etymology

Hater comes from the verb hate, which means 'to strongly dislike', plus the ending -er that makes a person word, like in worker or player. So a hater is literally 'one who hates', often someone who shows their dislike openly, for example on social media.