disparager

noun

Definition of disparagernext
as in critic
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults those professional disparagers of the minister care nothing about all the good work that he has done

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  1. critic
  2. criticizer
Noun
  • No formal opposition argument was submitted against the measure, though at least one critic, the League of Women Voters, has said Proposition 37 would fail to confront racial barriers to wealth-building and lower overall costs for families.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • France became a cautionary tale, with critics often pointing to estimates that tens of thousands of millionaires left while its wealth tax was in place.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of critic
Noun
  • In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Definition of criticizer
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