detractor

noun

de·​trac·​tor -ktə(r) 

plural -s

: one that detracts especially habitually : derogator, defamer, calumniator

Word History

Etymology

Middle English detractour, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French detracteur, from Latin detractor, from detractus + -or

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Rhymes for detractor

• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor
• reactor
• redactor
• refractor