detractor
a person who tries to take away from the quality, value, or reputation of someone or something; critic: There were strong reactions after the film was screened in Israel, with the public divided between detractors and admirers.
Origin of detractor
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How to use detractor in a sentence
Either Uber will continue to dodge its detractors, or customers will eventually find its public reputation unpalatable.
Sharpton noted that otherwise some of their mutual detractors might suggest that he had played a role in the appointment.
Is Al Sharpton Running New York City Hall From the White House? | Michael Daly | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis detractors tried to undermine his standing with Reagan, but he had support from an unlikely source—hard-line conservatives.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations | Malcolm Byrne | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmong her detractors was Dr. Bob Arnot, who covered medical issues for NBC before Snyderman joined the network from ABC News.
To his detractors, he was a half-mad paranoiac who nearly destroyed the CIA in his obsessive search for a Soviet mole.
The Bizarre Tale of Ben Bradlee, JFK, and the Master Spy | Will Rahn | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This misfortune gave another opportunity to his detractors, and again the Emperor lent his authority to their false accusations.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHe defied all detractors in the most uncompromising way: they were liars and slanderers, and he only wished he knew their names.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellAlready that influence was at work, and Elizabeth had many detractors among those of the stricter persuasion.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertHe had his enemies and detractors, but the spontaneous outburst of feeling at his death proved his hold on the popular heart.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteIn his misery Abélard called on God for help,--his first great advance in that piety which detractors depreciated.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII | John Lord
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