hater
nounUK /ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈheɪtɚ/
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
One who hates.
- In addition to the basic charge that Christians were atheists was the charge that they were also haters of mankind.1976, Harry R. Boer, A Short History of the Early Church, page 46:
- My book is not to villainize the villainizers, hate the haters, or to demonize the demonizers.2005, Seldon B. Graham Jr., Why Your Gasoline Prices Are High, page X:
2
Derogatory, Slang One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.
- Synonyms
- despiser
- Derived terms
- double hater, haters gonna hate, hatorade, hatress, man-hater, manhater, player hater, Twihater, woman-hater, womanhater, woman hater