plural haters
1
: 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
Peter BraunsteinHis 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 combinationJames Gleicka man-hater
Storm … might seem to provide ammunition to those who see Strindberg as a woman-hater.—Michael Billington
Michael Billington2
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
Matt TaibbiThere are a lot of haters out there who want you to screw up, so you have to check yourself.—Randy Moss
Randy MossChrissy Teigen is no stranger to getting attacked on Twitter. She also knows how to deal with her haters in the perfect way.—Allyson Koerner
Allyson KoernerExamples of hater in a Sentence
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Your biggest haters are often your biggest fans, and few people know that better than Lay Bankz.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 May 2024
Chris Hemsworth isn’t pleased with Marvel’s haters, including Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 May 2024
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 May 2024
Chris Hemsworth isn’t pleased with Marvel’s haters, including Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 May 2024
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“Hater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hater. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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