upbraider
- noun
- /ʌpˈbreɪdər/
- Formal
:
reprochador
- As a fierce upbraider, she never hesitated to tell her colleagues when they had made errors.
Examples
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Instead of being termed a "testament of acceptance," they argued, Billy Budd ought to be called a "testament of resistance." The new phrase, among other things, contained the opinion that Melville remained the upbraider of destiny.
Academic text (1993) -
The coach became known as an upbraider, often criticizing players for their mistakes during games.
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His reputation as an upbraider made many team members hesitant to voice their opinions in meetings.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who often finds fault and speaks harshly about others
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8.4
A person who often annoys others by pointing out problems or asking hard questions
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8.4
A person who always finds faults in ideas or work
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8.6
A person who attacks someone strongly in speech or writing
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8.7
A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly
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3.4
A person who says that people or things are bad
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8.1
A person who points out others' faults to make them feel bad or embarrassed
A person who strongly criticizes or punishes someone
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
A person who strongly criticizes someone or something
A person who unfairly says bad things about someone to make them seem unimportant
A person who criticizes someone strongly for their behavior
A person who often points out faults and blames others
A person who tells someone they did something wrong
A person who often criticizes or complains about other people
A person who often tells others they are wrong in an annoying way
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
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Etymology
Upbraider comes from the old verb upbraid, where up- meant 'over' or 'against' and the rest of the verb once meant 'to scold'. So an upbraider is someone who 'scolds' or criticizes people strongly.