different between hater vs naysayer

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: h?t'?(r), IPA^(key): /?he?t?(?)/, IPA^(key): /?he?t?/
• Rhymes: -e?t?(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, derogatory) One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.

Synonyms

• despiser

Antonyms

• lover
• fan

Derived terms

• haters gonna hate
• man-hater, manhater
• woman hater, woman-hater, womanhater

Translations

Anagrams

• Earth, Erath, Harte, Heart, Herat, Herta, Taher, Terah, Thera, earth, heart, rathe, rehat, th'are, thare

Dutch

Etymology

From haten +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?.t?r/
• Hyphenation: ha?ter
• Rhymes: -a?t?r

Noun

hater m (plural haters, feminine haatster)

1. hater (someone who hates)
2. hater, enemy or criticaster.

Derived terms

• autohater
• homohater
• mannenhater

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hatere, hattir, hatyr, hetter, hatter, heater, hatir

Etymology

From Old English hæteru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hat?r(?)/

Noun

hater (plural hateren or hatres or hater)

1. A piece of clothing; clothing in general.
2. (rare) Worn clothing in particular

References

• “hater(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From hat +? -er.

Noun

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

1. hater

Derived terms

• kvinnehater

Etymology 2

Verb

hater

1. present of hate

See also

• hatar (Nynorsk)

References

• “hater” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English hater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ej.te?/

Noun

hater m, f (plural haters)

1. hater

   Synonym: opositor

   Antonyms: fã, apoiador, seguidor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hater.

Noun

hater m or f (plural haters)

1. hater

English

Alternative forms

• nay-sayer

Etymology

Origin: 1715–1725, from nay +? say +? -er, equivalent to naysay +? -er. First recorded use: 1721.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ne?.?se?.?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ne?.?se?.?/
• Hyphenation: nay?say?er

Noun

naysayer (plural naysayers)

1. One who consistently denies, criticizes, or doubts; a detractor.

   He ignored the naysayers and succeeded with his idea.

Synonyms

• pessimist, doubter, cynic, misanthrope

Antonyms

• yeasayer, yea-sayer

Related terms

• naysaying, nay-saying

Translations