Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

    Lästerer, Verleumder, Lästermaul

    клеветни́кklevetník, клеветни́цаklevetníca, очерни́тельočernítelʹ

    one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The fans and detractors are both right.

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  2. For a writer there is no dearth of detractors.

    deEinem Schriftsteller mangelt es nie an Kritikern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Any truly influential person will have a fair share of detractors.

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  4. The president's detractors conveniently omit from their criticism all the positive things he's done.

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  5. Tom has many detractors.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person that belittles the worth of another person or cause:

Origin

From Middle English detractor, dectractour, from Anglo-Norman detractour, from Old French

From Middle English detractor, dectractour, from Anglo-Norman detractour, from Old French detractor.

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