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

Then you get into a street car, invented by an ingenious misanthropist to give you the most unfavorable view possible of your kind.

From By the Christmas Fire by Crothers, Samuel McChord

When Moliere put the misanthropist on the stage with his wretched-looking face, he gave him some of the features which remind us so strongly of Flaubert.

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys