deˈtester
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
One who detests; a cordial hater; an abhorrer, abominator.
| 1611 Cotgr., Abhorrant, an abhorrer, detester, loather. 1651 Fuller Abel Rediv. (1867) II. 99 A detester of controversies. 1779 Sheridan Critic i. ii, A detester of visible brickwork. 1863 Sala Capt. Dangerous I. ix. 254 Known as stanch detesters of the House of Hanover. |