Synonyms for detractor
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Noun
1. Knocker
Other
cynic, critic, back biter, slanderer, muckraker, defamer, mudslinger, calumniator, traducer, vilifier, libeler US, libeller UK, vituperator
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
Forms
- Plural
- detractors → knockers, disparagers, depreciators, cynics…
Example sentences
- slanderer What say'st thou—slanderer !—rouge makes thee sick ?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| detractor | rising | |
| disparager | steady | |
| depreciator | steady | |
| muckraker | steady | |
| slanderer | steady | |
| defamer | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- cynic2
- 6 letters
- critic2
- 7 letters
- knocker, defamer, libeler
- 8 letters
- traducer, vilifier, libeller
- 9 letters
- slanderer3, muckraker3
- 10 letters
- disparager, mudslinger
- 11 letters
- depreciator, calumniator, vituperator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cynic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- détracteur
- Italiano
- detrattore
- Deutsch
- Verleumder