Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who detracts, or takes away or injures the good name of another; one who attempts to disparage or belittle the worth or honor of another. Sometimes written detracter.
- noun Synonyms Slanderer, calumniator, defamer, vilifier.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
belittles the worth of another person orcause .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the other side of the debate is Ed Dwight, a long-term detractor.
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The only detractor is the metal detector in the lobby.
Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010
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The only detractor is the metal detector in the lobby.
Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010
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On the other side of the debate is Ed Dwight, a long-term detractor.
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On the other side of the debate is Ed Dwight, a long-term detractor.
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The only detractor is the metal detector in the lobby.
Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010
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The only detractor is the metal detector in the lobby.
Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010
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The only detractor is the metal detector in the lobby.
Federal bookstore rebrands itself for policy wonks in and out of Beltway Lisa Rein 2010
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On the other side of the debate is Ed Dwight, a long-term detractor.
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Oil, and all that it means to us at this time, has a great deal to do with the number one detractor from the business environment of the moment, and that is automobile sales.
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