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belittler

belittler noun: one who belittles.

Noun

belittler (plural belittlers)

  1. One who belittles.
    • The very thrill of joy that went through the land when it was announced that the devoted and intrepid Schliemann had found at Mycena an Aladin’s cave of Homeric heroes and treasures and evidences, ought to be a significant warning to all misbelievers and belittlers of history.1876, Corydon Charles Merriman, “A Trip to Mexico”, in Lectures, Essays and Published Articles on Scientific and Literary Subjects and on Foreign Travel, Rochester, New York, published 1885, page 293
    • He thought out his brisk repartees purely for his own satisfaction and at leisure, and would have blushed to answer his belittlers in the open.1913, Everard Meynell, chapter 7, in The Life of Francis Thompson, London: Burns & Oates, page 142

Synonyms of belittler

Forms of belittler

pluralbelittlers

Origin of belittler

From belittle + -er.

Questions about belittler

What does belittler mean?
Belittler means one who belittles.
What part of speech is belittler?
Belittler is a noun.
What is the plural of belittler?
The plural of belittler is belittlers.

Words near belittler in the dictionary

  1. belitters
  2. belittle
  3. belittled
  4. belittlement
  5. belittlements
  6. belittler
  7. belittlers
  8. belittles
  9. belittlest
  10. belittleth
  11. belittling

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