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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On the other side, both Trump and Musk haters were overcome with joy, and the resultant posts harkened back to the pre-X golden era of Twitter.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
This Christlike journey of scapegoating and torment ends in comeuppance for the haters and doubters, whose petty provocations tend to evoke a Bond villain in adolescence.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
In the new TikTok, Siwa shows Hughes the video, which caught flack from haters for her raspy voice and unabashed confidence.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 June 2025
For years on end, their consistent denial of being surgically enhanced has been a frustration of both fans and haters, who’ve felt gaslit and sometimes even exploited by such denials.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 4 June 2025
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
This Christlike journey of scapegoating and torment ends in comeuppance for the haters and doubters, whose petty provocations tend to evoke a Bond villain in adolescence.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
In the new TikTok, Siwa shows Hughes the video, which caught flack from haters for her raspy voice and unabashed confidence.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 June 2025
For years on end, their consistent denial of being surgically enhanced has been a frustration of both fans and haters, who’ve felt gaslit and sometimes even exploited by such denials.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hater
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“Hater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hater. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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