Definition of Loather

1. Noun. One who hates or loathes.

Exact synonyms: Abominator
Generic synonyms: Hater
Derivative terms: Abominate, Loathe

Definition of Loather

1. n. One who loathes.

Definition of Loather

1. Noun. One who loathes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loather

1. one that loathes [n -S] - See also: loathes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loather

loansharked
loansharking
loansharks
loanshift
loanshifts
loanword
loanwords
loasa
loasa family
loast
loath
loath(p)
loathable
loathe
loathed
loather (current term)
loathers
loathes
loathest
loatheth
loathful
loathiest
loathing
loathingly
loathings
loathlier
loathliest
loathliness
loathly
loathness

Literary usage of Loather

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Worcester Directory by American Genealogical Lending Library (1871)
"... Variety of MACHINE CARDS, For Cotton, Wool and Flax, Set in loather, Cloth, and I*aper. Also, IN LEATHER WITH FELT FACE. HAND AND STRIPPING CARDS OF ALL ..."

2. Report on the Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont by Augustus Arthur Perceval Egmont, Sophia Crawford Lomas, Ireland Court of Castle chamber, William Page (1905)
"... loather, esq., Justice of Common Pleas, as Justices of Assize—to pay a fine of 40/. English apiece and to be imprisoned during pleasure, for refusing to ..."

3. The Spottiswoode Miscellany: A Collection of Original Papers and Tracts by James Maidment (1844)
"The Bishop, on the other part, dealt with Baron loather, and shewed him the ... Baron loather he answered, that he and his brothers had been reasoning ..."

4. A Breefe Memoriall of the Lyfe and Death of Doctor James Spottiswood, Bishop by James Spottiswood, Alexander Boswell (1811)
"The Bishopp on the other parte dealt vi^ Baron loather, and shewed him the ... Baron loather he ..."

5. The Works of Thomas Goodwin, D.D. by Thomas Goodwin (1864)
"... the loather he is to break (as he must do), and become a bankrupt, that he may have Christ ; the loather he is to suffer so much loss, ..."

6. Transactions by Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1910)
"In the copy the name of "mr loather" occurs. I cannot find any trace of a dissenting minister of that name at the time, and I suppose that it was the ..."

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