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

Aside from welcoming his son and hinting at new music, Bieber has recently been in the news on more than a few occasions for posting cryptic messages on Instagram about haters, paparazzi and God’s forgiveness. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025

His haters turned out to be great motivators, and with over 40 years of skin in the game, O’Leary isn’t easily deterred by a snide comment or occasional failure. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 July 2025

Your haters are literally telling you what products to create next. Block to protect your energy Your time is money and not every critic deserves it. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

Lizzo is showing off her progress while silencing haters. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hater

• cater
• crater
• frater
• freighter
• gator
• grater
• greater
• krater
• later
• plater
• prater
• rater