hater

noun

hat·​er ˈhā-tər 

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

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

2

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

Recent Examples on the Web

All polls, except for one heavily skewed toward the Democrats by a Trump hater who called it totally wrong the last time, have me up, BY A LOT. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Jerry O'Connell finally gave into his eyebrow haters — well, sort of. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024

Many commentators urged the traditionalists to lighten up, and made jokes about the cultural divide between Luce fans and haters. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain. —Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1