Britain-haters
|Brit-en-ha-ter-s|
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/ˈbrɪtənˌheɪtɚz/
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/ˈbrɪtənˌheɪtəz/
(Britain-hater)
hatred of Britain
Etymology
'Britain-haters' originates from Modern English, specifically the compound of 'Britain' and 'hater', where 'Britain' referred to the island/nation and 'hater' meant 'one who hates'.
'Britain' comes via Latin 'Britannia' from earlier Celtic names for the island; 'hater' derives from Old English verbs related to 'hātian/hetan' (to hate) and Middle English 'haten', producing the noun 'hate' and the agent noun 'hater'.
Initially the components meant 'the land of the Britons' and 'one who hates'; as a modern compound it came to mean 'people who hate Britain' or describe attitudes hostile to Britain.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
people who dislike or hate Britain (the country) or British people; persons expressing anti-British sentiment.
Britain-haters often criticize British culture without understanding its history.
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Adjective 1
present-participle or adjective form of 'Britain-hater' (describing attitudes or behavior that show hatred of Britain).
Some Britain-haters express Britain-hating attitudes on social media.
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Last updated: 2025/09/01 15:41