player hater
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- noun
- /ˈpleɪər ˈheɪtər/
- Offensive
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- It's common for player haters to criticize others' relationships out of jealousy.
Examples
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I ain't no player-hater.
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You let me worry about those player-haters.
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We can't stay here, they are player haters.
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- Don't be a player hater.
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Who's the little player hater, huh?.
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Don't let those player haters bring you down; stay confident in your success.
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When she started dating someone new, she noticed a few player haters in her friend group.
Synonyms
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A person who often says bad things about people or things they dislike
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A person who strongly dislikes others or thinks they are not important
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A person who treats others as unimportant by words or looks
A person who does not like someone or something
Antonyms
How Jealous
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'player' (a person who seduces multiple partners or is socially/romantically successful) + 'hater' (someone who dislikes or speaks negatively about someone) yields someone who dislikes or is jealous of a player. This is a predictable compound formed from familiar words, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Player hater comes from slang that joins player (a person who is good at dating or very popular) and hater (someone who dislikes or envies). The image is of a jealous person watching a successful dater and saying bad things, so player hater means 'a person who is jealous of or hostile toward someone's romantic or social success'.