Meanings
plural haters
- One who hates.
My book is not to villainize the villainizers, hate the haters, or to demonize the demonizers.
2005, Seldon B. Graham Jr., Why Your Gasoline Prices Are High, page X1 more example
In addition to the basic charge that Christians were atheists was the charge that they were also haters of mankind.
1976, Harry R. Boer, A Short History of the Early Church, page 46
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishhatere
- Englishhater
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”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَارِه, مُبْغِض
- كَارِه (kārih)one who hates
- مُبْغِض (mubḡiḍ)one who hates
- شَانِئ (šāniʔ)one who hates
Bulgarian ненави́стник, ненави́стница
- ненави́стник (nenavístnik)one who hates
- ненави́стница (nenavístnica)one who hates
Chinese Mandarin 仇恨者
- 仇恨者 (chóuhènzhě)one who hates
Czech nenávistník
- nenávistníkone who hates
Danish hader
- haderone who hates
Dutch hater, haatster
- haterone who hates
- haatsterone who hates
Esperanto malamanto, malamantino
- malamantoone who hates
- malamantinoone who hates
Finnish vihaaja
- vihaajaone who hates
French haïsseur, haïsseuse
- haïsseurone who hates
- haïsseuseone who hates
- rageuxone who expresses hatred by envy
- rageuseone who expresses hatred by envy
German Hasser, Hasserin
- Hasserone who hates
- Hasserinone who hates
Hebrew שׂוֹנֵא, שונאת
- שׂוֹנֵא (soné)one who hates
- שונאת (sonét)one who hates
Irish fuathaitheoir
- fuathaitheoirone who hates
Italian detrattore, detrattrice
- detrattoreone who hates
- detrattriceone who hates
- haterone who hates
Japanese 嫌悪者, -嫌い
- 嫌悪者 (ken'osha)one who hates
- -嫌い (girai)one who hates
- ヘイター (heitā)one who hates
Latin ōsor
- ōsorone who hates
Norwegian Bokmål hater
- haterone who hates
Polish nienawistnik, nienawistnica
- nienawistnikone who hates
- nienawistnicaone who hates
- hejterone who hates
Portuguese odiador, odiadora
- odiadorone who hates
- odiadoraone who hates
Romanian urâcios, hater
- urâciosone who hates
- haterone who hates
Russian ненави́стник, ненави́стница
- ненави́стник (nenavístnik)one who hates
- ненави́стница (nenavístnica)one who hates
- хе́йтер (xéjtɛr)one who hates
Slovak nenávistník, nenávistníčka
- nenávistníkone who hates
- nenávistníčkaone who hates
- hejterone who hates
Spanish odiador, odiadora
- odiadorone who hates
- odiadoraone who hates
- detractorone who hates
- detractoraone who hates
- envidiosoone who expresses hatred by envy
Swedish hatare
- hatareone who hates
Ukrainian нена́висник, нена́висниця
- нена́висник (nenávysnyk)one who hates
- нена́висниця (nenávysnycja)one who hates
- хе́йтер (xéjter)one who hates
Yiddish שׂונא, פֿײַנד
- שׂונא (soyne)one who hates
- פֿײַנד (faynd)one who hates
- פֿײַנט (faynt)one who hates
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hater
Anagrams
Cite this entry
hater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hater
“hater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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