hater

Definition

One who hates.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "In addition to the basic charge that Christians were atheists was the charge that they were also haters of mankind."
• "My book is not to villainize the villainizers, hate the haters, or to demonize the demonizers."