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hater

noun
/ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/UK/ˈheɪtɚ/US

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”).

  1. inherited from hatere

Definitions

  1. One who hates.

    • In addition to the basic charge that Christians were atheists was the charge that they were also haters of mankind.
    • My book is not to villainize the villainizers, hate the haters, or to demonize the demonizers.

  2. One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated…

    One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.

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Derived

double hater, haters gonna hate, hatorade, hatress, man-hater, manhater, player hater, Twihater, woman-hater, womanhater, woman hater

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA