nonadmirer

noun

Definition of nonadmirernext
as in detractor

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  1. detractor
  2. critic
Noun
  • While social media detractors complained about the cost, others cheered the prospect of helping to keep freight rail in Connecticut alive.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan marks the second primary defeat of a candidate backed by Chuck Schumer — and adds to the Senate minority leader’s potential detractors next year.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of detractor
Noun
  • While presented as an invitation without explicit threats, critics view it as a subtle federal attempt to influence higher education, given the administration's history of pressuring institutions through funding.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There are many ways for an artist to double as a social critic; Pope.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
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