hater
Plural: haters
Noun
- A person who intensely dislikes or criticizes someone or something.
- a person who hates
- One who hates.
- One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.
Examples
- He quickly learned to ignore the HATER comments on his Scrabble live stream.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
hater: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhater: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hater: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
hater: valid Words With Friends Word