detractor
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detractor
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From Middle English detractor, dectractour, from Anglo-Norman detractour, from Old French detractor.
noun detractors · detractour
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A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
Four polite Englishmen in their middle 20s, feigning like firewater drunks in a Eugene O'Neill play: it's exactly the stuff that makes their detractors groan.
Similar: slanderer, libeler, cynic, mudslinger, defamer, critic, backbiter, belittler, calumniator, depreciator, derogator, detractor · Opposite: proponent, promoter, supporter
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noun a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause
| Español | detraedor, detractor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 中傷する人 chūshō suru hito, 誹謗する人 hibō suru hito |
| 中文 | 毀謗者 /毁谤者 huǐbàngzhě, 誹謗者 /诽谤者 fěibàngzhě, 詆毀者 /诋毁者 dǐhuǐzhě, 貶毀者 /贬毁者 biǎnhuǐzhě |
| Français | détracteur, détracteuse |
| Deutsch | Lästerer, Verleumder, Lästermaul, Spötter |
| Ελληνικά | δυσφημιστής dysfimistís |
| Русский | клеветни́к klevetník, клеветни́ца klevetníca, очерни́тель očernítelʹ, очерни́тельница očernítelʹnica |
| العربية | مُنْتَقِص muntaqiṣ |
Talk about this word "detractor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detractor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. detractor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detractor "detractor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detractor.Cite this
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title = {detractor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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