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Hater vs Lover - What's the difference?

hater | lover |

As nouns the difference between hater and lover

is that hater is one who hates while lover is one who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.

hater

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who hates.
  • (slang, pejorative) One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.

    • Derived terms

    * haters gonna hate

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    lover

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal or obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Love is blind, and lovers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselves commit.
  • A sexual partner.
  • A person who loves something.
    • a lover of fine wines
    a lover of his country
    • All right, me lover?

    Synonyms

    * (one who loves and cares) love, love interest, sweetheart, significant other, see also * (sexual partner) See * (person who loves something) connoisseur * (any friend) See

    Derived terms

    * lover's lane / lovers' lane