hater

noun

hat·er ˈhā-tər

plural haters

: a person who hates someone or something

a hater of spinach

Instrumental in the growing anti-disco movement was Steve Dahl, a Chicago disc jockey and fervent disco hater …—

Peter Braunstein

His vision of the computerized society becomes astoundingly apocalyptic, and even the most confirmed hater of bits and bytes will find some of his fears hard to take seriously.—

James Gleick

—sometimes used in combination

a man-hater

Storm … might seem to provide ammunition to those who see Strindberg as a woman-hater.—

Michael Billington

informal : a person who actively and aggressively criticizes and disparages something or someone (such as a celebrity or public figure)

… throughout the campaign has demonstrated that he not only doesn't mind yapping with haters and detractors but actually seems to enjoy it.—

Matt Taibbi

There are a lot of haters out there who want you to screw up, so you have to check yourself.—

Randy Moss

Chrissy Teigen is no stranger to getting attacked on Twitter. She also knows how to deal with her haters in the perfect way.—

Allyson Koerner

Examples of hater in a Sentence

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Beterbiev would likely punish Paul the way his haters are thirsty to see. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 So in the words of every rapper faced with the ubiquitous specter of haters: Stay mad. —

Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024 Not a great week to be a hater of Bo Nix or Deion Sanders. —

Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024 To all the haters, to all the liberals, to all the progressives, to all the Commies, to all the people who called us fascist and Nazis and racist and deplorables and garbage and garbage bags and smellies and rednecks and hate seats and flyover countries, f*** you motherf***ers. —

Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hater