hater

[hey-ter]

noun

1. a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination).

   I'm a big hater of opera.

   Are you a dog-hater?

2. Informal.,  a person who thrives on showing hate toward, criticizing, or belittling other people or things, usually unfairly.

   The guy is just a hater, looking for a fight.

hater

/ ˈheɪtə /

noun

1. 1. someone who hates a specified person or thing

      a passionate hater of tyranny

   2. ( in combination )

      a woman-hater

      a cop-hater

2. informal,  a grudging or spiteful person, esp one who disparages others

   Don't let the haters get you down

Word History and Origins

Origin of hater¹

1350–1400; Middle English; see hate + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Despite the obstacles, the naysayers and the haters, Margo Price has always made the records she wanted to make, but this record feels a little different.

From Salon

The singer responded with a fake apology video on YouTube, which cut into Montero's infamous lap-dancing scene, and wrote on Twitter that he wanted his haters' tears to "fill my Grammy cup".

From BBC

“It must have been really confusing for the haters, and really sort of awful and disorienting, that this really not rock ‘n’ roll, horribly earnest, cringe thing was just spreading everywhere,” he said.

From Salon

Joel’s first No. 1 offered him early proof that sometimes haters win.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s easy to say “ignore the haters” and virtually impossible for most of us to do.

From Los Angeles Times