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noun · 2 syllables · /ˈheɪ.tər/

HATER

What does "HATER" mean?

A person who feels or expresses intense dislike, especially one who criticizes others out of envy.

Meanings

  1. In modern slang, someone who belittles or resents another's success, often online. Ignore the haters and keep posting your art. informal
  2. A person who hates a specified thing or group. He's an unapologetic hater of pineapple on pizza.

Word origin

From the verb 'hate' (Old English 'hatian') plus the agent suffix '-er'; the envy-driven slang sense rose to prominence through late-1990s and 2000s hip-hop culture.

Remember it

A HATER is just HATE plus 'er', the doer ending - the person who does the hating.

A little poem

He memorized every flaw you wore,
and proved, in studying you, he loved you more.

couplet

Wordplay

  • A hater told me I'd never amount to anything. Years of meticulous tracking of my failures - that's borderline a fan club.

What it teaches

The hater pays you the strange compliment of attention; only what matters is worth resenting.

Quick facts

What does HATER mean?

A person who feels or expresses intense dislike, especially one who criticizes others out of envy.

Is HATER a valid word?

Yes — HATER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is HATER?

HATER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does HATER come from?

From the verb 'hate' (Old English 'hatian') plus the agent suffix '-er'; the envy-driven slang sense rose to prominence through late-1990s and 2000s hip-hop culture.

What can HATER teach us?

The hater pays you the strange compliment of attention; only what matters is worth resenting.

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