Detractor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Detractor \De*tract"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. d['e]tracteur.]
     One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. --Macaulay.
  


     Syn: Slanderer; calumniator; defamer; vilifier.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  detractor
       n : one who disparages or belittles the worth of something [syn:
            {disparager}, {depreciator}, {knocker}]