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Webster 1913 Edition

Hater

Hat′er

(hāt′ẽr)
,
Noun.
One who hates.
An enemy to God, and a
hater
of all good.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hater

HA'TER

,
Noun.
One that hates.
An enemy to God, and hater of all good.

Definition 2024

hater

hater

See also: hâter and hatër

English

Noun

hater ‎(plural haters)

  1. One who hates.
    • 1976, Harry R. Boer, A Short History of the Early Church (page 46)
      In addition to the basic charge that Christians were atheists was the charge that they were also haters of mankind.
  2. (slang, pejorative) One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.

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Verb

hater

  1. present tense of hate

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”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hāt'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈheɪtə(r)/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)

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