detractor
Example Sentences
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Other detractors have made similar points, and though exaggerated, the criticisms bear a germ of truth.
His supporters and detractors alike agree that his power lies in how accessible and active he is.
In fight week, he bristled at the mention of criticism, describing detractors as a "peanut gallery that doesn't exist" and insisting the question of whether he belongs no longer concerns him.
From BBC
What defines him instead are various quips, mordant jokes and accounts of bizarre behavior, many no doubt apocryphal, recorded by his admirers and detractors in the centuries after his death.
"The motivations and aims of these detractors can be investigated by others. I prefer to look back on my career at Celtic with deep gratitude and satisfaction."
From BBC
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