hater

See also: hâter and hatër

English

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(ɹ)/, IPA(key): /ˈheɪt̬ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)

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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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From hat +‎ -er

Noun

hater m (definite singular hateren, indefinite plural hatere, definite plural haterne)

  1. a hater
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Verb

hater

  1. present tense of hate

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