hater

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/
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/ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/ · /ˈheɪtɚ/

Definition of hater

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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. (derogatory, slang)One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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”).

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