insulter

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  1. detractor
  2. tormentor
  3. harasser
Noun
  • Since then, opposition to the program has grown, with detractors pointing to examples of people entering diversion and then going on to commit more serious crimes.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, which drew criticism from prominent Republicans and over 2,000 FCC complaints, has defied its detractors by earning a record nine Emmy nominations.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of detractor
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  • Razia showed up at the scene not to aid in a kidnapping, but to confront her online tormentor, Sacks maintained.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • But her primary tormenter, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested last year under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
    — William Earl, Variety, 29 June 2026
Definition of tormentor
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  • There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Still, the star did not name her harassers.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Definition of harasser
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