hater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hāʹtər (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈheɪtɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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”).
Meanings
-
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:
- (derogatory, slang) One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
player hater · womanhater · man-hater · double hater · Twihater · Hathahater · manhater · haters gonna hate · woman-hater · hatorade · hatress · woman hater
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (68)
es odiador (one who hates) · uk нена́висник (one who hates) · ru ненави́стница (one who hates) · ar كَارِه (one who hates) · es detractor (one who hates) · be ненаві́снік (one who hates) · sh hejter (one who hates) · pt odiadora (one who hates) · sh мр̀зитељ (one who hates) · cs nenávistník (one who hates) · ga fuathaitheoir (one who hates) · io odianto (one who hates) · mk хејтер (one who hates) · ru ненави́стник (one who hates) · fi vihaaja (one who hates) · es envidioso (one who expresses hatred by envy) · nn hatar (one who hates) · ar مُبْغِض (one who hates) · ru хе́йтер (one who hates) · ja -嫌い (one who hates) · bg ненави́стник (one who hates) · de Hasserin (one who hates) · eo malamantino (one who hates) · mk мразителка (one who hates) · sv hatare (one who hates) · cmn 仇恨者 (one who hates) · sk nenávistníčka (one who hates) · ro urâcios (one who hates) · pt odiador (one who hates) · ar شَانِئ (one who hates) · yi פֿײַנט (one who hates) · yi פֿײַנד (one who hates) · bg ненави́стница (one who hates) · uk нена́висниця (one who hates) · ja 嫌悪者 (one who hates) · be ненаві́сніца (one who hates) · fr haïsseuse (one who hates) · he שׂוֹנֵא (one who hates) · es odiadora (one who hates) · sk hejter (one who hates) · pl nienawistnik (one who hates) · fr rageux (one who expresses hatred by envy) · ja ヘイター (one who hates) · de Hasser (one who hates) · pl nienawistnica (one who hates) · it detrattore (one who hates) · fr haïsseur (one who hates) · yi שׂונא (one who hates) · he שונאת (one who hates) · nrf haîsseux (one who hates) · sh хејтер (one who hates) · vo hetan (one who hates) · it hater (one who hates) · nl hater (one who hates) · uk хе́йтер (one who hates) · la ōsor (one who hates) · ro hater (one who hates) · nb hater (one who hates) · pl hejter (one who hates) · it detrattrice (one who hates) · sk nenávistník (one who hates) · mk мразител (one who hates) · da hader (one who hates) · sh mr̀zitelj (one who hates) · es detractora (one who hates) · eo malamanto (one who hates) · fr rageuse (one who expresses hatred by envy) · nl haatster (one who hates)