misanthrope
Example Sentences
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He was a terrible misanthrope, complaining that the villagers of Puchberg in Austria, where he worked as a schoolteacher in the early 1920s, were “1/4 animal and 3/4 human.”
We feel it and Hemingway and his cast of misanthropes would be home.
From Salon
Chelsea is sunny and compassionate, while Rick seems like the dictionary definition of a misanthrope.
From Los Angeles Times
But the two Hollywood veterans, who started acting when they were children, are alike in many ways too — smart, self-described misanthropes who care deeply about their craft and respecting others.
From Los Angeles Times
A Mariners misanthrope had an all-you-can-hate buffet in front of him Wednesday between the lack of hitting, wayward pitching and nonexistent “D.”
From Seattle Times
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