misanthropist

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His tweets have triggered an unexpectedly heated debate during which he’s been belittled as a killjoy, a pedant, and even a misanthropist.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2018

Of all the presidents, Richard Nixon was a misanthropist, which means a hater of mankind in general.

From US News • May 2, 2016

He describes himself as an "equal opportunities misanthropist", saying he's "skewered many more men than women, and possibly more donkeys than both".

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012

The misanthropist Alceste is nobly fanatical on behalf of sincerity and rectitude.

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund

Sir," said the misanthropist, bluntly, in reply to some observation by Gervayse Hastings, "pray do not address me again.

From The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") by Hawthorne, Nathaniel