detractor
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de·tract
(dĭ-trăkt′)v. de·tract·ed, de·tract·ing, de·tracts
v.tr.
To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.
v.intr.
To reduce the value, importance, or quality of something. Often used with from: testimony that only detracts from the strength of the plaintiff's case.
[Middle English detracten, from Latin dētrahere, dētract-, to remove : dē-, de- + trahere, to pull.]
de·trac′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | detractor - one who disparages or belittles the worth of something cynic, faultfinder - someone who is critical of the motives of others backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier - one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel hatemonger - one who arouses hatred for others muckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) |
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detractor
noun slanderer, belittler, disparager, defamer, traducer, muckraker, scandalmonger, denigrator, backbiter, derogator (rare) This performance will silence the majority of his detractors.
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[dɪˈtræktər] n → détracteur/trice m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
detractor
n → Kritiker(in) m(f)
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[dɪˈtræktəʳ] n → detrattore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995