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detractor
1. a person who disparages someone or something
“the island, say its detractors, has been devoured by development”
noun
/dəˈtræktər/
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"The director's latest sci-fi epic was a box office _____, effectively silencing his fiercest detractors."
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- scoffer
- critic
- opponent
- advocate
- supporter
- praiser
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Find a word related to detractor
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