Get to know Detractor better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like knocker or cynic.
Detractor meaning
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
Using Detractor
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
- Useful related words include: disparager, depreciator, knocker, cynic.
- In the example corpus, detractor often appears in combinations such as: main detractor, one detractor.
Context around Detractor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Detractor
- In this selection, "detractor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, net and wrote stand out and add context to how "detractor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a net detractor i wouldn and by a detractor while serving. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "detractor" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with detractor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lincoln, was of course, assassinated by a detractor while serving his term as president. (14 words)
One detractor wrote 'Cringe Button,' followed by an arrow pointing to the comment's like button. (16 words)
He’s so polarizing a figure that for every fan there’s at least one detractor. (16 words)
The main detractor all the while has been Sony; the Japanese gaming giant has gone so far as to say that the deal would irreparably harm competition and that Microsoft could potentially release inferior versions of on PlayStation. (38 words)
The contributors were the financials and energy sectors, while the health care sector was the main detractor. (17 words)
At the start of last year, I became a net detractor—I wouldn’t recommend the company. (17 words)
Example sentences (6)
The contributors were the financials and energy sectors, while the health care sector was the main detractor.
The main detractor all the while has been Sony; the Japanese gaming giant has gone so far as to say that the deal would irreparably harm competition and that Microsoft could potentially release inferior versions of on PlayStation.
One detractor wrote 'Cringe Button,' followed by an arrow pointing to the comment's like button.
Lincoln, was of course, assassinated by a detractor while serving his term as president.
At the start of last year, I became a net detractor—I wouldn’t recommend the company.
He’s so polarizing a figure that for every fan there’s at least one detractor.
Common combinations with detractor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: