detractor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English detractor, dectractour, from Anglo-Norman detractour, from Old French detractor.
Meanings
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A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
Four polite Englishmen in their middle 20s, feigning like firewater drunks in a Eugene O'Neill play: it's exactly the stuff that makes their detractors groan.
2012 November 15, Tom Lamont, The Daily Telegraph:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detractors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| detractour | alternative, obsolete, rare | lexicographic |
Antonyms
supporter · proponent · promoter · supporter · adherent · proponant
Deriveds
Hypernyms
defiler · person · cynic · bully · critic · enemy · opponent
Hyponyms
slanderer · falsifier · troll · debunker · libeler · decrier · denouncer
Relateds
slander · defame · defamatory
Synonyms
calumniator · derogator · critic · knocker · muckraker · libeler · vilifier · detractor · depreciator · disparager · traducer · belittler · mudslinger · defamer · cynic · mudslinger · backbiter · slanderer · defamer
Translations (36)
fa بدگو (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · da bagvasker (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · de Spötter (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · la dētractor (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ru очерни́тель (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · kk жалақор (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · fr détracteur (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · bg злословник (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · fa عیبجو (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · fi vähättelijä (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · de Lästermaul (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · cmn 誹謗者 /诽谤者 (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · da kritiker (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · nl kritikaster (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · es detractor (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · cmn 詆毀者 /诋毁者 (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ru клеветни́ца (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · da nedrakker (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ru очерни́тельница (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · cmn 毀謗者 /毁谤者 (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · el δυσφημιστής (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ru клеветни́к (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · cs odpůrce (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · sv belackare (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · es detraedor (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ga cáinteoir (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · de Lästerer (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · hu becsmérlő (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · kk ғайбатшы (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · fr détracteuse (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · cmn 貶毀者 /贬毁者 (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · kk даттаушы (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · de Verleumder (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · kk өсекші (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ja 中傷する人 (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause) · ja 誹謗する人 (a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause)